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US midterms: 'Largely true' Iran war led to loss, Trump says

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The US president still insisted he "had to do" the controversial war, after his Vice President Vance also blamed it for the Republican loss. The Democrats now control both the US House and Senate. Follow live.

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  1. DW News Germany US midterms: 'Largely true' Iran war led to loss, Trump says The US president still insisted he "had to do" the controversial war, after his Vice President Vance also blamed it for the Republican loss. The Democrats now control both the US House and Senate. Follow live. 8 h ago · Tier 2
  2. The Hill United States Trump: Iran war partially to blame for GOP midterm losses President Trump partially blamed the ongoing war with Iran for the GOP’s sweeping midterm losses in the midterms — but said he would have done it again. Trump told The Wall Street Journal that the Middle East conflict, now in its eighth month, “was a piece of it” in an election night interview. Gas 8 h ago · Tier 3
  3. The Korea Times South Korea Trump says 'largely true' Iran war caused midterms loss WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that the Iran war was the key factor in his party's sweeping midterm election losses, after Vice President JD Vance urged Republicans to be "honest" about the unpopular conflict's impact. Asked if he agreed with Vance's remark that t 2 h ago · Tier 3

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