Iran war live: Trump claims Hormuz Strait open, seeks Iranian compensation

Reporting from the White HousePresident Trump’s advisers have been pushing the message that it’s a good idea to take a low-key approach to this ongoing conundrum and not to escalate warfare.His advisers are saying to the media that Iran is suffering economically and that might have an impact on the war or the divisions that happen between moderates and hardliners within Tehran.In addition, they say heightened conflict would divert people’s attention, as they put it, from the economic hardships they are suffering. Outside observers claim that’s wishful thinking.President Trump himself, publicly at least, says he’s quite happy in the position he is in. He says he has stopped Iran from getting the bomb, something he says repeatedly, and he doesn’t appear publicly concerned about the impact of all of this on those elections that are looming in November.He is absolutely adamant that his administration is handling this, but once again, his critics are absolutely adamant that his Republican Party may well pay at the polls with this ongoing inability to get an exit ramp away from this ongoing conflict.