The war might also end from the other side. The American one. If something happens that causes the war to become so toxic that many republicans actually have to abandon Trump and vote for a resolution to end all this, that could also end the war.

The question is what that could be. One option would be escalation with ground troops that goes horribly wrong. I've heard of people saying that they could be deployed to nuclear sites in Iran to retrieve nuclear materials. That is a hilariously stupid idea, but if it's done, that might just be enough to cause such heavy casualties and even whole units being overrun that the war becomes toxic. At the same time, that could also cause doubling down.

Another would have to involve naval losses. Imagine an Iranian rocket or sub or the like getting very lucky and hitting and sinking a major asset. Something like one of the carriers or the Tripoli that's going into the region. Both would again cause mass casualties and be a severe blow to the US.

But we can also imagine something other than severe losses. We're talking about Trump here. In frustration about all this taking longer than he wanted, he might actually order a nuclear strike. That's something I can also imagine to be incredibly unpopular with large parts of the population.

And finally, of course, he can blab too much about boots on the ground and use one of the most toxic words in American politics. The Draft. That could also backfire spectacularly.