Presidential hopeful Vance appears to question Iran war after polls debacle

What happened: Vice President JD Vance blamed the war on Iran for his party's midterms defeat, writing on X that "the reason we lost is the war" and that the president himself said so. Why it matters: The post marks the closest Vance has come to publicly diverging from Trump on the conflict, which Trump said he would launch again. Vance has been a key negotiator with Iran. Key numbers: Vance cited a pollster's finding that ending the Iran war and changing the relationship with Israel were two of the top four answers from 2024 Trump voters planning to back Democrats in the 2026 midterms.

Vice President JD Vance blamed the war on Iran for his party's midterms defeat, writing on X that "the reason we lost is the war" and that the president himself said so.

The post marks the closest Vance has come to publicly diverging from Trump on the conflict, which Trump said he would launch again. Vance has been a key negotiator with Iran. Key numbers: Vance cited a pollster's finding that ending the Iran war and changing the relationship with Israel were two of the top four answers from 2024 Trump voters planning to back Democrats in the 2026 midterms.