Current sectionU.S. NewsVice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are among those pushing to ease the conflict until November, as analysts warn Trump's economic offensive will have limited impact without Chinese cooperationShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReutersSeptember 02, 2026Top aides to President Donald Trump are pushing to keep the Iran war from escalating before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, fearing that the increasingly unpopular conflict could cost Republicans control of Congress, according to four people familiar with White House discussions.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.Iran sanctionsMarco RubioIranRepublican PartyDonald TrumpJD VanceStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement Sanctions Israel-U.K.EisenkotJD VanceBen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJohn Malkovich Cancels Israel Performance Over Quotes Falsely Attributed to HimTrump: Iran War Will End 'Immediately' After the U.S. Midterm ElectionDenisovan Culture Revealed in Bat Cave in ChinaU.S. Jewish Umbrella Group Condemns Import Ban on Goods From Israeli SettlementsEarliest Known Drug Use and Its Consequences Discovered in IndonesiaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Netanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionNetanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéMore Stories to Explore