The US president is being pushed and pulled from multiple directions as he seeks a diplomatic off-ramp and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump’s shifting Iran strategy: promises of peace, renewed strikes and rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz unsettle markets and test global confidence.

Trump faces rising pressure at home and abroad to end the costly, unpredictable Iran war as military, financial and public scepticism over the conflict intensifies.

President Trump faces pressure from Iran's demands for financial relief and Republican hawks urging a decisive end to the conflict. This has led to fluctuating promises of a deal…