Trump wants to end the Iran war. But the off-ramp remains elusive.

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After negotiations last weekend in Pakistan yielded no breakthrough, Trump — facing rising consumer costs and sinking poll numbers — may be more amenable to at least some of Tehran’s demands than his public stance would suggest. “I think he would accept more compromises because he badly wants this to end,” said a senior Gulf official familiar with the peace talks and granted anonymity to discuss them. Trump “is serious about talks and badly wants this to end, but the Iranians are so far refusing to give him what he needs to save face and leave.” Despite Vice President JD…

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