{"id":9944,"date":"2026-08-08T03:49:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9944"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:49:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:49:19","slug":"airpower-has-its-limits-top-us-general-looking-for-a-way-out-from-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9944","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Airpower has its limits&#8217;: Top US General looking for a way out from Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133045958,imgsize-67784,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/trump.jpg\" alt=\"'Airpower has its limits': Top US General looking for a way out from Iran\" title=\"One source described Caine\u2019s approach to CNN as an effort to 'protect the military'\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"One source described Caine\u2019s approach to CNN as an effort to 'protect the military'\">One source described Caine\u2019s approach to CNN as an effort to &#8216;protect the military&#8217;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The United States is looking for a way to wind down its war with Iran as military leaders increasingly believe that airpower alone may not deliver President Donald Trump\u2019s objectives, CNN reported, citing three people familiar with the discussions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Dan Caine has privately told senior Trump administration officials that the US needs an \u201coff-ramp\u201d from the conflict, warning that further military escalation could backfire while failing to force Tehran into an agreement on Washington\u2019s terms.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>According to CNN, Caine has raised these concerns with key members of Trump\u2019s national security team, including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe. <!-- -->The discussions have focused on the limits and risks of available military options, including scenarios that would avoid sending US ground troops into Iran.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>One source described Caine\u2019s approach to CNN as an effort to \u201cprotect the military\u201d, amid growing concern within the administration about how far air strikes can realistically take the conflict.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Trump has repeatedly opposed deploying American ground forces in Iran and has instead suggested that sustained bombing could pressure Tehran into accepting a deal. But Caine and other senior officials privately believe such an outcome is unlikely, according to people familiar with the discussions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The concerns come as the conflict threatens to create wider regional and economic consequences. Trump said on Thursday that negotiations involving Iran and the Strait of Hormuz were making progress and expressed hope that the confrontation could end \u201cpretty soon\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Trump also said that progress could help stabilise the crucial waterway and eventually bring down fuel prices. <!-- -->The Strait of Hormuz is a major route for global oil shipments, and any prolonged disruption could put further pressure on energy markets.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>At the same time, Iran\u2019s neighbours are taking steps to strengthen their own security arrangements. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a new defence agreement under which an attack on one country would be treated as an attack on all three.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Rezaei criticised the agreement, arguing that closer military ties with Riyadh\u2019s partners would not provide Saudi Arabia with lasting security. <!-- -->The three countries, however, have described the arrangement as defensive and said it is not directed against any particular country.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The agreement reflects the broader uncertainty created by the Iran conflict, bringing together Saudi Arabia\u2019s financial and regional influence, Pakistan\u2019s military capabilities and Turkey\u2019s defence industry.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>For Washington, however, the immediate challenge is more fundamental: how to achieve Trump\u2019s goals without committing ground forces or allowing the conflict to expand beyond control. As Caine told lawmakers last month, \u201cairpower has its limits\u201d \u2014 a warning that appears increasingly central to discussions over how the US can find a way out of the war.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/airpower-has-its-limits-top-us-general-looking-for-a-way-out-from-iran\/articleshow\/133045940.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One source described Caine\u2019s approach to CNN as an effort to &#8216;protect the military&#8217; The United States is looking for a way to wind down its war with Iran as military leaders increasingly believe that airpower alone may not deliver President Donald Trump\u2019s objectives, CNN reported, citing three people familiar with the discussions.Chairman of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786160960_trump.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786160960_trump.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786160960_trump.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786160960_trump.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786160960_trump.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786160960_trump.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786160960_trump.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786160960_trump.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786160960_trump.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786160960_trump.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786160960_trump.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786160960_trump.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786160960_trump.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786160960_trump.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"One source described Caine\u2019s approach to CNN as an effort to &#8216;protect the military&#8217; 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