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U.S. President Donald Trump pushed back on reports that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine had cautioned against a prolonged military campaign against Iran, insisting his top general does not oppose potential military action.

“Numerous stories from the Fake News Media have been circulating stating that General Daniel Caine, sometimes referred to as Razin, is against us going to War with Iran,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

“The story does not attribute this vast wealth of knowledge to anyone, and is 100% incorrect,” the president added. “General Caine, like all of us, would like not to see War but, if a decision is made on going against Iran at a Military level, it is his opinion that it will be something easily won.”

The U.S, president added, “I am the one that makes the decision, I would rather have a Deal than not but, if we don’t make a Deal, it will be a very bad day for that Country and, very sadly, its people, because they are great and wonderful, and something like this should never have happened to them.”

Axios reported, citing sources familiar with internal deliberations, that Caine has cautioned that a military campaign against Iran could carry the risk of the U.S. becoming entangled in a prolonged conflict.

According to the report, the general warned that the stakes in any conflict with Iran are higher than in the recent U.S. operation in Venezuela, which saw the capture of that country’s former leader, Nicolás Maduro, and that a strike could result in significant U.S. casualties and broader regional escalation.

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have reportedly been pressing President Trump to give negotiations more time and are scheduled to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva on Thursday.

On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened top aides for a security meeting amid the tensions, and on Sunday, Netanyahu held a mini-meeting with a limited number of advisers and security officials to discuss possible scenarios for Hezbollah's move in case America targets Iran, according to Israeli Channel 12.

Israeli assessments suggest that Iran is attempting to buy time by submitting draft proposals to the United States and then returning to negotiate their details and possible amendments within an increasingly volatile diplomatic track, a strategy that could ultimately reduce the chances of reaching a final agreement.