# Vance blames Iran war for Republican losses in US midterms

https://mins.news/en/video/130743

- CNA, 2026-11-05 13:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppVIbHDymLQ

> Republicans traded blame after a blue wave swept the midterm elections. Vice President JD Vance distanced himself from the war on Iran and questioned whether the conflict was worth losing both chambers. Donald Trump did not explicitly contradict him, but defended the war as having prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

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