# Vance blames US war on Iran for Republican midterm defeat

https://mins.news/en/video/129480

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-11-04 17:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmkYKaYeBx0

> Vice President JD Vance attributed the Republican Party’s crushing midterm loss to the US war on Iran in a post on X. He said many people who voted for Trump and Vance in 2024 backed Democrats in 2026.

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