"The United States is increasingly overstretched between these two conflicts," a former U.S. intelligence official told Newsweek.

Vice President JD Vance on Thursday rejected the use of the word “war” to describe the U.S. fighting with Iran as he steered clear of predicting that the six-month-old conflict would be over by November's midterm elections,

President Trump called on Iranians to “rise up and fight” on Tuesday as the United States seems increasingly bogged down after six months of conflict.

By Nandita Bose, Humeyra Pamuk and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Top aides to President Donald Trump are pushing to keep the Iran war ⁠from escalating ⁠before November's midterm elections to staunch Republican electoral losses,

Confronted by an intransigent Iranian government that's refused to back down in the face of a massive military campaign, President Donald Trump appears to have settled on a dual-prong approach that combines economic pressure with the potential of a devastating escalation in force.

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U.S. ​Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the fighting between the United States and Iran was ‌not a war and declined to provide a timeline for when the conflict would be over, underscoring the challenge the Trump administration faces as the hostilities enter their seventh month and midterm elections loom.

Iran is making clear that it has leverage, as well. Six months into the conflict — which President Donald Trump had predicted would be over in a matter of weeks — there is no real end in sight.

Vance says gas prices could have been "much higher were it not for our efforts," as the Iran war pushes pump prices to expected Labor Day weekend records.