To Bomb Or Not To Bomb? Trump’s Limited Iran War Options After Midterms

Washington: US President Donald Trump took America to war in the Middle East, chasing regime change in Iran. Eight months on, voters paying more for groceries and gas and blaming his war of choice have stripped his party of much of its power in Washington and in states across the country. The shift of the American Congress’s control into Democrats’ hands after US midterms has left a weakened Trump facing a tough choice between negotiating an exit from Iran or risking an escalation against Tehran. Now, officials across the Gulf are left wondering which way Trump would turn. “Iran succeeded…