Leaked intel report lays bare grim reality for Trump in Iran… as President delays welcoming killed US troops

Donald Trump has delayed honoring slain US troops as leaked intelligence warns Tehran is unlikely to cave to his demands even after a fresh round of strikes. The President had been scheduled to receive the remains of First Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan, 25, and Private Isabella Gonzales, 19, who were killed in an Iranian attack on a US air base in Jordan.The dignified transfer was set to take place at Dover Air Force Base on Tuesday but was abruptly postponed, with no new time announced.The Pentagon also identified Sergeant Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, who was killed during the controlled detonation of an Iranian drone.American troop deaths in the war have risen to 18 as nearly 100 US troops have been injured in Iranian strikes on bases across the Middle East over the past two weeks. US intelligence analysts are also warning Trump that Iran is unlikely to soften its stance or make nuclear concessions, despite renewed strikes on the regime's military and civilian infrastructure, according to the Washington Post.Current and former intelligence officials warn that Tehran and Washington are stuck in an indefinite limbo between peace and war, as American casualties mount and critical munitions grow scarce.Iran has also stepped up its threats against the President and his family as billboards depicting their deaths spring up across Tehran. US intelligence analysts are also warning Trump that Iran is unlikely to soften its stance or make nuclear concessions, despite renewed strikes on the regime's military and civilian infrastructure Fighting reignited two weeks ago after ceasefire talks between the US and Iran broke down that triggered ten consecutive nights of strikes on regime targetsFirst Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan, 25, and Private Isabella Gonzales, 19, were killed in an Iranian attack on a US air base in Jordan on Friday Iran has also stepped up its threats against the President and his family as billboards depicting their deaths spring up across TehranFighting reignited two weeks ago after ceasefire talks between the US and Iran broke down that triggered ten consecutive nights of strikes on regime targets. The US is trying to cripple Tehran's ability to menace commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that carries one-fifth of all global oil.America accused Iran a few weeks ago of violating the Memorandum of Understanding by attacking oil tankers passing through the Persian Gulf.The US Navy has also hit back at Iranian aggression, reimposing a blockade on all of the regime's ports and seizing several of its ships.Iran, meanwhile, has responded by launching missile and drone attacks at Gulf nation water and power plants. US bombardments so far have targeted Iranian command centers, air defenses, naval assets, coastal surveillance posts and missile, drone and communications sites. Opening another front in the conflict, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said they would impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia. The militants are are threatening to close off the vital Bab al-Mandeb strait between the Arabian Peninsula and Africa that feeds shipping into the Suez Canal. The dignified transfer of fallen US troops was set to take place at Dover Air Force Base on Tuesday with Trump present but was abruptly postponed with no new time announced Iran has responded by launching missile and drone attacks at Gulf nation water and power plantsIf the closure is successful it could have dire economic consequences for global trade, including choking off a waterway that carries roughly 12 percent of it. With the Strait of Hormuz already effectively shut, it would squeeze the second of the region's two critical energy chokepoints. Even with a wider war looming, both the US and Iran signaled they were open to fresh negotiations but no progress had been made. More than 400 troops have been injured in the conflict since the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28.The President, speaking at Joint Base Andrews on Sunday night after attending the World Cup final, said the US had 'hit them very hard again' in a fresh barrage launched to avenge the fallen soldiers.