In private calls and public moves, President Joe Biden and his aides are pointing to reasons to look for an off-ramp.
Washington wants to prevent the conflict from escalating.
U.S. president said his grim outlook was based on intelligence reports that he was not at liberty to describe further.
The Biden administration expects Iran’s response in the coming days, and as early as this weekend.
The Biden administration has some two dozen proposals to reform a much-reviled institution it hopes will run postwar Gaza.
Opposition movements, especially those based abroad, rarely succeed.
It’s a lot easier to start a speech with Ukraine than Israel.
Senior figures from across the Continent want the president to use his address to push Congress to finally pass his $60B military aid package for Kyiv.
Behind the scenes, the Biden administration is frustrated at Europe's unwillingness to confiscate Moscow's assets to finance Ukraine's reconstruction.
The effort comes as the U.S. struggles to convince Israel to permit more aid trucks to go through land routes.