In the last week, the war in Iran has seemed like a war again, after a long time in a gray area that was neither war nor peace. Now, with both sides shooting at each other, war is back. And, politically, the threat that the war presents to Republican prospects in the midterm elections is back, too.

Three U.S. servicemembers were killed in Jordan on Friday, bringing the total American deaths in the war to 17. More than 400 have been wounded. On Monday, U.S. Central Command announced a 10th consecutive day of strikes against Iran. Fox News reported that President Donald Trump was considering a return to “full-scale war operations against Iran.”

To say this is worrying some Republicans running for Congress this November would be an understatement. “I know of zero Republican strategists or campaigns that believe continued hostilities are good for our chances in the midterms,” said one GOP strategist, who asked not to be named. “Zero.”

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