TREE NEWS update: US President Trump said on the evening of November 3 that the Iran war had “a certain impact” on Republican performance in the US midterm elections but that he does not regret launching it. In a phone interview with The Wall Street Journal, Trump acknowledged the war affected Republican results and dragged down his approval rating, but said he would do it again. He said rising oil prices were the biggest political burden and expressed support for Defense Secretary Hegseth.
Trump Says He Does Not Regret Launching Iran War
AI take
Trump's refusal to disown the Iran war, even while conceding it hurt his party and his approval rating, signals that the conflict is now a fixed variable in US politics rather than a reversible one — which matters for anyone pricing geopolitical risk in energy and broader markets. His identification of oil prices as the chief political burden is the clearest transmission channel: the war's domestic cost runs through the pump, not the battlefield. Whether that link tightens as the political calendar advances, and whether Hegseth's backing holds, are the open questions worth watching.
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