India, Sept. 17 -- A former US Navy officer said Thursday that US President Donald Trump's suggested timeline for ending the Iran war, one that could see the conflict conclude either before or shortly after November's midterm elections, is realistic given current battlefield and diplomatic dynamics, though he warned failure to deliver could prove politically costly for Republicans.

Arthur Busick, a former surface warfare officer, appeared on "Fox & Friends First" on Thursday morning to discuss remarks Trump made a day earlier during a rally in North Carolina, where the president floated a timeframe for concluding the war around the midterm period.

Asked whether that timeline was plausible, Busick said it was certainly possible, pointing...