President Trump said the U.S. is considering scaling back its military operations in Iran because the U.S. is close to achieving its objectives in the conflict, which is about to enter its fourth week

The US president said the Strait will have to be policed by countries “who use it”, adding: “The United States does not!”.

Trump has said the US is "very close" to meeting its objectives in the war, but still ruled out a ceasefire with Tehran. He also called for the Strait of Hormuz to be "guarded and policed" by other nations. DW has more.

With each dragged out day, President Donald Trump begins resembling a mad emperor who has not only taken leave of his senses but leave of everything else. Having hitched his wagon to the Israeli program of chaos and destabilisation in the Middle East, he is stuck in a war he is incapable of controlling or dictating. The periodic announcement of the next assassination of a notable Iranian leader is trumpeted like a holy ritual. The next round of ecstatic bombing is hailed in the court as the biggest yet. But behind these gestures lies an expansive emptiness.

President says Israel will agree to end war when he’s ready, US 'obliterating other side'; laments 'there's nobody to talk to' in Iran'; conflicting reports on potential use of ground troops