Washington, Feb. 24 -- US President Donald Trump has reportedly grown increasingly frustrated over the limitations of military leverage, which the country holds against Iran, according to his aides.

Speaking to CBS News on condition of anonymity, Trumps aides told him that unlike Washington's previous targeted operations against countries - the most recent of which involved the kidnapping and ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro - no such option exists for Iran, making it virtually impossible to conclude any attack against Tehran's assets with a singular, decisive blow.

Instead, even the use of limited strikes risks opening the door to a far wider and larger confrontation with Tehran, one that could potentially draw the US into a...