As the war on Iran enters its sixth month, analysts say Tehran's leadership perceives that President Donald Trump is seeking an exit strategy, citing diminishing US military supplies and waning domestic political support for the war, CNN reported on Monday.

David Sanger, a CNN political and national security analyst, said that President Trump is looking for a means to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and then conclude the engagement. "I think the Iranians certainly sense that President Trump wants a way out of this conflict," Sanger told CNN on Monday.

"That the US is running out of munitions, it’s running out of options, and fundamentally, it’s running out of patience."

'War does not poll very well'

Sanger also noted domestic political pressures, stating that "the war does not poll very well, even among Republicans."

According to the report, over the last few weeks, Trump’s top general has privately communicated to other Trump advisors the need to find an off-ramp from the war on Iran. Retired US Air Force Colonel Cedric Leighton added that a "considerable number of people in the administration" share that viewpoint and believe the conflict needs to end.

From a military perspective, Leighton highlighted logistical constraints, explaining that munitions stockpiles necessary to defend US troops, including dwindling stocks of missiles for Patriot and Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems, have a "considerable impact" on Washington’s ability to conduct military operations.

US Patriot missile stockpiles fall below 1700

US stockpiles of Patriot missiles have fallen below 1,700 amid the war on Iran, The New York Times reported Saturday, citing US officials speaking on condition of anonymity.

The newspaper said Washington could require more than two years to replenish the more than 1,500 Patriot missiles expended during the war on Iran.

The reported depletion has already affected US weapons deliveries abroad. According to sources cited by The New York Times, the effort to counter Iranian strikes reduced US air defense stocks to such an extent that Washington was forced to delay deliveries to customers in Europe and Asia.

The Patriot shortage is part of a wider depletion of US weapons inventories during the war on Iran. Previous reporting has indicated that Washington exhausted nearly all of its stocks of ATACMS and PrSM missiles during the conflict, adding further pressure to an already strained US weapons production system.

The pattern is significant because the United States has simultaneously sought to maintain military commitments across multiple theaters while supplying weapons to its allies.