Trump has repeatedly threatened military action against Iran if the country’s leadership continued to kill protesters.

The United Arab Emirates and Qatar are privately lobbying allies to help them persuade President Donald Trump to reach for an off-ramp that would keep US military operations against Iran short, according to people familiar with the matter.

President Trump’s attack on Iran has hurled the administration into muddy legal waters, from the commander-in-chief’s authority to provoke a war to adherence to international law. The strikes on Iran