# US Joint Chiefs chairman seeks ‘off-ramp’ from Iran war, TV reports

https://mins.news/en/item/16658

- TASS, 2026-08-08 01:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2170411

> CNN reports that over the past several weeks, Dan Caine privately told other senior advisers to the president that airstrikes by themselves would not achieve the goals set by the US leader. Caine also indicated that further escalation could backfire. The chairman is therefore seeking an “off-ramp” from the Iran war, according to the report.

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