@quirkycuee: Iran is stretching this war because they believe a midterm shift will rescue them. They cannot outlast American pressure under the current administration, so they are playing for time and hoping voters deliver them a friendlier Congress. That calculation should bother every American who still thinks foreign policy is about national interest rather than party. When a hostile regime openly waits for one side to regain power, it is because they expect less resistance, fewer sanctions, and a return to the same weakness that invited this fight in the first place. Enemies do not respect speeches. They respect strength that lasts beyond a single election cycle. If Iran is counting on Democrats to ease the pressure, that tells you everything you need to know about who they fear and who they do not.