# Vance blames Iran war for Republican midterm defeat—is he blaming Trump?

https://mins.news/en/item/130379

- CBC News, 2026-11-04 20:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-midterms-jd-vance-iran-war-9.7409264?cmp=rss

> U.S. Vice-President JD Vance attributed the Republican Party’s decisive midterm defeat to the Iran war launched by President Donald Trump.

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