What's Trump's strategy now with Iran? To keep things as they are

Trump says "status quo" is what Gulf Arab allies want as Iran war hits stalemate and midterms force pivot from threats of attacks to economic pressure

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/6000x4000!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2Fb9%2F6cf90f6c4b56b83e0634229f9650%2Fap26315362362926.jpg' alt='Mourners carry coffins during the funeral of people killed in recent airstrikes on al-Shariya village, northeast of Sanaa, which Houthi authorities blamed on Saudi Arabia, in Houthi-controlled Sanaa, Yemen, Nov. 11, 2026.'/><p>Trump says "status quo" is what Gulf Arab allies want as Iran war hits stalemate and midterms force pivot from threats of attacks to economic pressure<br><br></p><p>(Image credit: Osamah Abdulrahman)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-153578' />