# Did the Iran war cost Trump the midterms?

https://mins.news/en/video/139563

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-11-11 19:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9VRTVA-UZE

> When the United States and Israel launched their first attacks on Iran in February, Trump said the operation would last only a few weeks. Eight and a half months later, the war continues. It has killed 23 US service personnel, injured nearly 900, damaged US bases across the Middle East and destroyed tens of millions of dollars’ worth of equipment. Trump has suggested the war cost him the midterms.

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