Trump Says Iran War ‘Was Worth It’, Says GOP Midterm Losses Due to Prices

The significance here is less the war justification than the causal story Trump is offering for electoral losses: pinning them on prices rather than the conflict itself. That framing matters for how policy risk gets read, since an administration attributing voter backlash to inflation may be inclined to prioritize cost-of-living measures over de-escalation. It affects anyone with exposure to Middle East risk premia, energy costs and US political uncertainty. Whether the price-versus-war explanation holds, and whether the vow to continue translates into sustained conflict posture, is the open question worth watching.