# Iran war live: Trump says war caused election wipeout but he ‘had to do it’

https://mins.news/en/item/129845

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-05 00:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/11/5/iran-war-live-trump-admits-war-caused-election-loss-but-had-to-do-it?traffic_source=rss

> Trump acknowledges that the Iran war was “largely” responsible for Republicans’ US election wipeout, while insisting he “had to do it.”

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