Why time is on Iran’s side as Trump faces pressure to end conflict

 https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5781823-iran-conflict-trump-pressure/

Time may be on Iran’s side in its conflict with the United States as President Trump faces domestic and international pressure to end the war.

U.S. and Israeli military superiority has wreaked havoc on Iran, pounding its navy, missile launch sites and other assets. But the conflict is also inflicting pain on the president as oil prices spike and Gulf allies scramble to intercept a barrage of Iranian drones — all as the pivotal midterm elections inch closer.

“Time is on Iran’s side. They’re on their home turf. They have long planned for this. Iran’s entire defense doctrine was based around this idea that we face enemies that are conventionally superior to us,” said Jon Hoffman, a research fellow for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute.