Trump aides fear Iran could turn into a drawn-out ‘Cold War situation’ with no deal - but no bombs either

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump aides fear Iran could turn into a drawn-out ‘Cold War situation’ with no deal - but no bombs eitherTrump promised that the U.S. would not be dragged into a lengthy conflict in the Middle EastRhian Lubin in New York Tuesday 28 April 2026 14:30 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966423","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-cold-war-b2966423.html","title":"Trump aides fear Iran could turn into a drawn-out ‘Cold War situation’"}}CloseTrump rules out use of nuclear weapons on IranSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}President Donald Trump’s aides fear that the...