Former CIA officer John Kiriakou told Al-Mayadeens "The Big Case: Iran and the World" that the Iran war cannot be fixed in time to help Republicans at the polls because Washington has already lost it. Kiriakou said the war was unwinnable because of its size and large population, its history going back thousands of years, and its geography. In his opinion, the only way to defeat Iran would be for the US president to send a million troops to invade it, a scenario he believes will never happen. His words come days before the midterm elections on November 3, in which the war with Iran has become a central issue. US President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen from 30% to 32% in recent polls, and an AP-NORC poll found that only 28% approve of his handling of Iran.

Former CIA officer John Kiriakou told Al-Mayadeens "The Big Case: Iran and the World" that the Iran war cannot be fixed in time to help Republicans at the polls because Washington has already lost it. Kiriakou said the war was unwinnable because of its size and large population, its history going back thousands of years, and its geography. In his opinion, the only way to defeat Iran would be for the US president to send a million troops to invade it, a scenario he believes will never happen. His words come days before the midterm elections on November 3, in which the war with Iran has become a central issue. US President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen from 30% to 32% in recent polls, and an AP-NORC poll found that only 28% approve of his handling of Iran.