Politics● Low3h ago · Nov 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
Iran war live: Trump says war caused election wipeout but he ‘had to do it’
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Al Jazeera [en] · North America
President Trump admits Iran war 'largely' caused Republicans' US election wipeout, but says he 'had to do it'.
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