Iran war impact on upcoming US midterm elections worries Republicans

Pence's comments place him among the strongest advocates for continued pressure on Iran at a time when some lawmakers in both parties have questioned whether the conflict should be wound down through diplomacy rather than expanded.

Pence made the remarks from Kyiv, Ukraine, as Trump faces increasing unpopularity at home tied strongly to the war, which he and his Cabinet officials predicted would be over in a matter of “weeks” but is now approaching its six-month mark.

On the Palestinian-Israeli front, Walt doesn’t see an opening for a genuine political solution, as neither US party is willing to exert pressure on Israel, where “there’s still a very strong commitment to ‘Greater Israel’”.