The Wall Street Journal: Trump's allies blame the long war with Iran for the defeat of the Republicans in the midterm elections. The Wall Street Journal reported that Donald Trump's allies and White House officials see the protracted war with Iran as one of the main factors behind the Republicans' massive defeat in the midterm elections. In this assessment, they pointed to the sharp increase in energy prices and the growing dissatisfaction of public opinion. Some White House officials believe that if the conflict with Iran, now in its ninth month, had ended sooner, the election results could have been significantly different. These election failures led to divisions and blame within the Trump administration; So some officials say that the American president may also consider changes in the composition of managers and officials in his government as part of a broader review of war policy.

The Wall Street Journal: Trump's allies blame the long war with Iran for the defeat of the Republicans in the midterm elections. The Wall Street Journal reported that Donald Trump's allies and White House officials see the protracted war with Iran as one of the main factors behind the Republicans' massive defeat in the midterm elections. In this assessment, they pointed to the sharp increase in energy prices and the growing dissatisfaction of public opinion. Some White House officials believe that if the conflict with Iran, now in its ninth month, had ended sooner, the election results could have been significantly different. These election failures led to divisions and blame within the Trump administration; So some officials say that the American president may also consider changes in the composition of managers and officials in his government as part of a broader review of war policy.