# How Trump’s ‘little detour’ to Iran became a roadblock in the midterm elections

https://mins.news/en/item/116984

- ABC News, 2026-10-27 06:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/trumps-detour-iran-roadblock-midterm-elections-137593812

> When President Donald Trump launched the war on Iran, he said it would last only weeks. The conflict has since become a roadblock in the midterm elections.

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