U.S. limited strike on Strait of Hormuz raises questions what’s next

What appeared to be a limited strike by the United States on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz hours before Tuesday’s midterm U.S. elections is raising questions about what’s coming next. For weeks now, U.S. President Donald Trump has said he was considering launching a new wave of strikes on Iran after the elections. Just days ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pressed Trump for renewed military action, according to two regional officials and a third person familiar with the matter.The Middle East and beyond have been on edge about the prospects of the U.S. resuming full-scale operations against Iran for the first time in almost two months.Talks aimed at avoiding that are ongoing, and other American allies in the region are pressuring the U.S. not to resume the more than eight-month-old war that’s rattled the global economy and wreaked havoc on Iran. Story continues below advertisement Trump has alternated between threatening major strikes and pushing for a deal with Iran.The unpopular war and the resulting impact on U.S. gasoline prices and other parts of the economy have been a vulnerability for his Republican Party as it tries to keep control of Congress. Stri...