Four ways a hasty Trump exit from the Iran war may not end the conflict | CNN

US President Donald Trump is signaling that he may walk away from the Iran war, unilaterally stepping out without toppling the Islamic Republic, opening the Strait of Hormuz or securing a deal with Tehran to halt attacks on the United States and its allies. “Tonight, I’m pleased to say that these core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” Trump said in a primetime address to the nation on Wednesday, referring to damage inflicted on the country’s missile program, navy, army, and proxies. The president boasted that the “hard part is done” and is optimistic that such a move would ease the economic pain that Iran’s attacks on Persian Gulf shipping and energy infrastructure have caused for consumers in the US and around the world. But Iran has insisted that it will choose when the war ends and is showing no signs of giving up until the US agrees to its demands. Tehran rejects “deadlines” and is prepared to fight on for “at least six months,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday. Here’s why the hard part of the war may be far from over: Trump declared on Tuesday that his “one goal” of preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon “has been