Donald Trump has declared he will not be pressured into ending the Iran war prematurely, accusing political rivals at home of undermining US leverage. Speaking in a direct phone interview, Trump insisted that calls from both Democrats and some Republicans to accelerate a peace deal risk weakening America's negotiating position at a critical moment.
The conflict, now stretching into its eighth week, has become as much a political battleground in Washington as it is a military standoff abroad.
