Manter conflito impopular parcialmente contido pode ser benéfico para o Partido Republicano, que tentará defender suas estreitas maiorias no Senado e na Câmara dos Deputados

Vance and Rubio among those said to support keeping conflict contained until after November election, after which heavier US strikes could return -- but no decision made

Top aides to President Donald Trump are pushing to keep the Iran war from escalating before November's midterm elections