6 looming questions about the Iran war | CNN Politics

The Iran war could be reaching another pivot point. Following the demise of a three-month-long ceasefire, the two sides returned to fighting this month, but with little sign that either is really gaining a strategic advantage. With the war in a bit of a quagmire, the main movement seemingly happening right now is wavering support among the conflict’s few US supporters. And although US operations are “on a hold,” a Defense Department source told CNN over the weekend, after nearly two consecutive weeks of nightly strikes, the Trump administration has routinely flirted with escalation. So what happens next? Here are some of the critical questions. Even those who didn’t initially criticize the war are starting to publicly question how long it can go on. Fox News host Laura Ingraham said last Monday night that “the clock is ticking for President Trump to get out of this war before voters head to the polls. It’s making a lot of Republicans nervous. … Republicans cannot let this become an endless distraction, especially if they want to win in November.” House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday espoused the importance of the war before adding: “Now we’ve got to wrap it up.