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Trump acknowledged that the Republican Party could lose the midterm elections due to a US–Iran war, but still insisted that it was necessary to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons; Iranian officials took advantage of the situation to declare that the United States had been defeated on the battlefield and politically.
Midterm elections were held in the United States on the 3rd and the Republican Party suffered a crushing defeat. chairmantrump express,mei yi The suggestion that the war caused the Republican defeat “may be true”, especially since the war raised gasoline prices.iran Chief negotiator and Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that American voters have said no to war.
CBS News reported on the 4th that Vice President Vance posted a message on X blaming the US-Iran war for the Republican Party’s defeat. When Trump was asked about this at the White House Ballroom construction site on the 4th, he said: “Well, I think it’s almost true, because the war has raised the price of gasoline a bit in the short term. But if I had to choose again, I would still have to do it. Because in the long run, this is the only solution. Iran cannot be allowed to have nuclear weapons.”
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Mohsen Rezaei, secretary general of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, also issued a statement blaming Iran for voters’ rejection of Trump in the midterm elections. He said, “The Iranians caused Trump a strategic defeat on the battlefield and in the Strait of Hormuz, and also caused him a political defeat in Washington. At the same time, the American people will have to pay for their war.”
Rezaei further said: “Whoever is an enemy of Iran will have to pay the price from the battlefield to his doorstep.”
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Trump said that the outside world’s perception that the US-Iran war caused the Republican Party to lose the midterm elections “may be true”, especially because the war raised gasoline prices in the short term, which affected the election.
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Trump said that if he had the choice again, he would still take the same action because he believes that in the long run, preventing Iran from possessing nuclear weapons is the only viable solution and a security necessity.
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Qalibaf said American voters have said no to war, while Rezaei claimed Iran failed Trump on the battlefield, the Strait of Hormuz, and in Washington, and warned that those who are enemies of Iran will pay a price.
