'November is a priority’: Trump aides push to contain Iran war until midterm elections

Iran war becomes political headache for Trump ahead of November midterms Top aides to US President Donald Trump are pushing to prevent the Iran war from escalating before the November midterm elections, as the administration seeks to limit the political fallout from an increasingly unpopular conflict, Reuters reported, citing four people familiar with the discussions.White House officials are considering increasing military action after the November 3 vote, according to the sources, although any return to full-scale conflict is far from certain.For now, the administration is focusing on increasing economic pressure on Iran in an effort to secure concessions in future negotiations that months of military action failed to achieve.“We are keeping the pressure on Iran,” one White House official said. “But November is a priority.”Keeping the conflict largely contained could prevent the war from dominating the news as Trump's Republicans seek to defend narrow majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives, the sources said.Only 31% of Americans approve of the war, while 63% disapprove, according to a late August Reuters/Ipsos poll. Voters are also particularly unhappy about high p...