The US intelligence community is assessing, at the request of the White House, the consequences of a possible unilateral declaration by the United States of the end of the war with Iran, Reuters has reported.
Citing two US officials and another person familiar with the matter, it specified that US intelligence services are analyzing "how Iran would respond if [US] President Donald Trump were to declare a unilateral victory." "The goal is to understand the implications of Trump potentially pulling back from a conflict that some [US] officials and advisers worry could contribute to deep Republican losses at the midterm elections later this year," the publication notes. The midterm elections in the US will take place in November, and many observers currently predict defeat for the ruling Republican Party, primarily due to the deeply unpopular operation against Iran and the resulting rise in fuel prices in the country.
According to the agency, Washington has not yet formulated a decision, and Trump may well still intensify the military campaign against Iran. However, "quick de-escalation could ease political pressure on the president," even if it strengthens Iran’s resolve and allows Tehran to eventually rebuild its nuclear and missile programs, and if necessary, "threaten US allies in the region [of the Middle East]," Reuters wrote.
The agency also stressed, citing three unnamed individuals familiar with the discussions on the Iranian issue at the White House in recent days, that Trump is "keenly aware of the political price being paid by him and his party" for the war with Iran. "A White House official described the domestic pressure on the president to wrap up the war as ‘enormous,’" the article stated.
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) refused to answer specific questions regarding Iran. "CIA is not familiar with the intelligence community’s reported assessment," Liz Lyons, director of the agency’s office of public affairs, told Reuters. The office of the Director of National Intelligence of the United States, Tulsi Gabbard, declined to comment.
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