After midterm debacle, Vance appears to question Iran war

US Vice President JD Vance blamed his party’s midterm defeat on the war with Iran, questioning whether the conflict was worth the political cost of losing control of Congress to Democrats. In a post on X, he called for an honest discussion about the reasons for the loss and cited a poll indicating that ending the war and changing the US relationship with Israel were among the leading concerns of 2024 Trump voters planning to vote Democratic in 2026. Vance, a likely 2028 presidential candidate and key negotiator with Tehran, appeared to diverge more openly from Donald Trump, who said he had no regrets about launching the war.