The elections in Israel and the US may hasten the end of the Iran war The results of the elections in Israel and the US may shape how the Iran war will end. If Netanyahu loses, Trump will win the exit to declare victory; If Netanyahu wins, the war may continue. Washington has three options: neither war nor peace, withdrawal without an agreement, or withdrawal within the framework of an agreement. The last risk is that Iran will emerge as the "economic China" of West Asia - a strategic defeat under the guise of diplomacy.