— NEW: President Trump is privately considering declaring the Iran war over and favors the idea, while telling aides he believes continued economic pressure could eventually force Iran to dismantle its nuclear program or collapse, WSJ reports.At the same time Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is quietly extending U.S. troop deployments in the Middle East into 2027, with around 50,000 troops being kept in the region to give Trump military flexibility as he pursues the economic campaign.
The prolonged deployments are straining U.S. forces and creating maintenance backlogs, particularly among air defense units and Navy crews.
