GOP sets Labor Day as deadline to wrap up Iran war amid midterm pressure

Republican leaders and strategists are signaling Labor Day as a hard deadline to resolve the Iran war as midterm politics tighten and economic pain from gas prices grows; a White House official says a preliminary deal to end the war could be near, but past tensions show such agreements aren’t guaranteed. Several GOP lawmakers who previously backed War Powers limits warn the conflict’s duration could become a political liability in November, while others urge a swift end. Public support for the war remains tepid, complicating Trump and GOP messaging as the campaign season kicks into high gear.