Shea Levin — text status

Top White House advisers have privately warned President Trump that the war with Iran could continue through the rest of his term and potentially beyond January 2029, The Wall Street Journal reports. VP JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others have discussed the possibility that Tehran could keep resisting U.S. pressure. The Pentagon is preparing for a prolonged U.S. presence in the Middle East, with nearly 50,000 American troops deployed across the region, while Trump privately pushes for a quicker end to the war.