After months of on-again, off-again fighting, the United States hasn’t struck Iran in several weeks.

Axar.az reports, citing The Atlantic, that the stretch of relative tranquility is coinciding with the final phase of the midterm-election campaign, and the assumption has been that US President Donald Trump will want to keep it going through November 3 so as not to remind voters of an unpopular war that is dragging Republican candidates down nationwide.

But that may not be what happens. The White House has asked the Pentagon to develop strike options against Iranian targets that could be exercised ahead of the midterms, according to two administration officials. The planning underscores just how much the president wants to reduce gas prices and demonstrate progress in the conflict before the vote, administration officials told us.

The size and targets of the potential strikes—and whether the administration will ultimately proceed—are still being debated.