Information: Trump wants to end despite closing Hormuz

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Updated 11.29 | Published 01.48

            

            

           US President Donald Trump, photographed outside the White House on Sunday.

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US President Donald Trump is considering ending the Iran war – without reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to information to The Wall Street Journal.

Meanwhile, attacks continue around the Middle East.

An effort to open the trade route that is so important for global oil trade that Iran has strangled would prolong the conflict by up to six weeks, according to a conclusion that Trump and his advisers are said to have reached.

The US is considering instead focusing on achieving other goals, such as crippling Iran's navy and missile arsenals, and then escalating the fighting, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Officials tell the newspaper that Washington DC would then pressure allies in Europe and the Persian Gulf region to make an effort to open the strait at a later date.

Halfway through?

However, Trump's running mate in the war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has a different opinion.

According to him, the war, which has now entered its second month, is half over. However, he tells Newsmax in the US that he does not want to set a timetable for the warfare, which according to initial assessments would last four to six weeks.

At the same time, the war continues to rage, with attacks on Iran and Iranian counterattacks on pro-Western targets in the region.

On Tuesday, fireballs can be seen lighting up the sky in Isfahan, in a film clip shared by Donald Trump. The city, which is located in central Iran, is home to a nuclear facility that has previously been the subject of American attacks. According to information to The Wall Street Journal, it is a large ammunition depot that has been attacked with American, 900-kilogram bunker-busting bombs.

In parallel, a desalination plant on the Iranian island of Qeshm in the Strait of Hormuz has been attacked and damaged so badly that it is unusable, AFP reports, citing state media.

A pharmaceutical factory, focused on cancer medicine, has also been attacked, according to the regime.

Air raids and explosions

The Israeli military has also struck the “heart of Tehran” on Monday evening and carried out new attacks on Tuesday morning, with reports of power outages as a result. A Shiite Muslim shrine has been hit in northern Iran.

In central Israel, mainly, air raids have been sounded while Iranian missiles are being fought in waves. At least eight people are reported to have been injured, mainly by wreckage from downed missiles.

People have also been injured in Dubai by wreckage. A Kuwaiti oil tanker has been hit in nearby waters and several explosions have been heard there during the day.

Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have also reported attacks, and loud bangs have been heard in northern Iraq.