Ankara: US President Donald Trump is 'exasperated' by stalled efforts to end the Iran conflict and disagreements among his top military advisers: according to Anadolu Agency, a media report on Wednesday highlighted the ongoing frustrations within the Trump administration regarding the lack of a cohesive strategy to address the conflict with Iran.

An unnamed ally conveyed to NBC News that the president's frustration is palpable, stating, "The president is exasperated. I don't think he believed it was going to be this difficult to get the Iranians to agree to a deal. There was not a real strategy for how long or what they should do to get to the endpoint. He did not intend this to be a long, drawn-out war."

A US official further elaborated on Trump's dissatisfaction, attributing it to internal divisions over the approach to the war, which began with joint US-Israeli airstrikes on February 28 that resulted in the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The conflict subsequently escalated with Iranian retaliation, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and a subsequent stalemate. The official remarked, "After all this time, there is no unity. We have had a series of tactical victories, but are facing a strategic defeat without clear policy guidance or a decision about where this is going."

Additionally, the source alleged that Trump had 'erupted' during a national security meeting, expressing his frustrations by shouting expletives at his advisers. However, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt refuted these claims, stating, "This is false. The president has a great team whom he trusts, and everyone on the team knows he's the final decision-maker."

Leavitt emphasized the president's firm stance on the issue, saying, "The president is not going to stand by as they break the (memorandum of understanding), kill our soldiers and fire at our ships in the strait. So until that behavior changes, his behavior will not change. He's locked and loaded to keep punishing Iran."

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell supported this position, affirming that the Department of Defense was "locked and loaded, ready to execute the president's directives at a moment's notice."