Seems they may be thinking again...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/31/trump-hints-at-deal-with-iran-to-avoid-military-strikes

Donald Trump has said Iran is “talking to” the US, hinting at a deal that would avoid the use of military strikes, as Iran’s supreme leader warned that any attack by the US would spark a “regional war”.

The US president’s comments came as Washington deployed a naval battle group led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off Iran’s shores, after Trump’s threats to intervene in Iran’s deadly crackdown on anti-government protests.

“The plan is that [Iran is] talking to us, and we’ll see if we can do something. Otherwise, we’ll see what happens … We have a big fleet heading out there,” Trump told Fox News. “They are negotiating, so we’ll see what happens.”

He said US allies in the region were not being told of plans for reasons of security. “Well, we can’t tell them the plan. If I told them the plan, it would be almost as bad as telling you the plan – it could be worse, actually,” he said.

I'm sure the joint chiefs feel the same about him.