Nearly five months since the U.S. and Israel started a war with the Islamic Republic, some residents of Tehran see no end in sight to the conflict.

Concerns about the midterms and rising oil prices constrain President Trump while Tehran is gambling that it can outlast a naval blockade. | World News

The latest escalation comes days after a fragile truce collapsed, raising the specter of a return to full-scale war, though analysts generally see that as less likely