Zac Anderson, Francesca Chambers and Zachary Schermele
USA Today
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is under increasing pressure from members of his party to find a way out of the Iran war, with the midterms on the horizon and Republican voters souring on a conflict he once predicted would last just a handful of weeks.
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