US President Donald Trump admitted on Wednesday that the war with Iran affected the Republican performance in the midterm elections. "I think that's true to a large extent, because it raised the gas in the short term," Trump said when asked if the war in Iran affected the election results. "The thing with Iran that we had to do, and we continue to do it," Trump told reporters.

US President Donald Trump admitted on Wednesday that the war with Iran affected the Republican performance in the midterm elections. "I think that's true to a large extent, because it raised the gas in the short term," Trump said when asked if the war in Iran affected the election results. "The thing with Iran that we had to do, and we continue to do it," Trump told reporters.