Republicans want to move on from an expensive and unpopular war that could cost them in the midterms. Iran is making that very difficult. Hostilities in Iran intensified this week after President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire “over.” The U.S. and Iran have engaged in two days of back-and-forth attacks, with the U.S. authorizing several airstrikes inside Iran, and Tehran targeting U.S. allies in the Gulf, including Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.