US VP Vance says Iran war is ‘the reason we lost’ midterms

The US vice-president, JD Vance, has attributed the loss of the Republican party in the recent midterm elections to the Iran war and its impact on the US economy. In a lengthy post on X, Vance stated that the war was the "reason we lost." The president himself had mentioned in his remarks that the Iran war was part of the reason for the loss, but Vance emphasized that it was still justified.

He went on to say that if one wishes to argue that the war was worth it and that losing the Senate for the next six years was worth it, then they should do so. However, Vance maintained that it is an honest conversation to acknowledge that the Democratic wave in the midterm elections was the primary reason for the Republican losses.

This shift in voter allegiance, according to Vance, was due to the war and its repercussions on the US economy, along with a desire to change the relationship with Israel. Vance, who had earlier been a frontrunner for the 2028 Republican nomination, now finds his status in question following the election results.