Vance called the war against Iran the reason for the defeat of the Republicans in the elections - reactions to the defeat of Trump The defeat of the Republicans in the mid-term elections of the United States met with a wide reaction from the leaders and political parties in the world. J. Dee Vance, Vice President of the United States, saw the war with Iran as the main reason for the defeat of the Republican Party; Statements made after Donald Trump acknowledged the role of this war in the election results. The leaders of Iran, Europe, Great Britain and South Africa also reacted to the election results in different positions, and some of them evaluated it as a sign of the American voters' opposition to the Trump administration's policies. Zamane Radio.