Trump says he does not regret going to war with Iran and expects it to end after midterms

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SITUATION

US President Donald Trump said he does not regret going to war against Iran and would "do exactly as I did," despite the conflict's potential effect on the November midterm elections. He told Fox News host Laura Ingraham he expects the war "ends right after the election" and dismissed supporters being demoralized.

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KEY FACTS

Video: Trump says he does not regret Iran war despite impact on midterm elections - Iran International
Trump says he does not regret Iran war despite potential impact on midterm elections - Ariana News
President Donald Trump said he does not regret going to war against Iran and "would do exactly as I did."
Trump said "I don't believe in the word 'regret'" and that "You can always question yourself a little bit."
Trump said he expects the war "ends right after the election" and previously made similar comments on Wednesday.
Trump dismissed suggestions that some of his supporters were upset or demoralized about the war, saying he did not think they were demoralized.
The article notes the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28 and that Iran responded with strikes on Israel and Gulf states that host US bases.
The rise in oil and gas prices due to the US-Israeli war on Iran has become a major issue for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

The immediate backdrop is an active US‑Israel military campaign against Iran that began with coordinated strikes on Iranian infrastructure at the end of February 2026; Iranian armed responses throughout 2026 have been explicitly framed by Tehran as retaliatory actions to those US‑Israeli attacks.

Those 2026 exchanges followed a period of escalating direct military and proxy confrontations across the region after a sequence of tit‑for‑tat strikes between Israel and Iran in 2024 and 2025.

Brief

Trump says he does not regret Iran war despite impact it may have on midterm elections

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Trump Says He Does Not Regret Iran War Despite Impact It May Have on Midterm Elections - mb.ntd.com

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Video: Trump says he does not regret Iran war despite impact on midterm elections - Iran International

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US President Donald Trump said he does not regret going to war against Iran and would "do exactly as I did," despite the conflict's potential effect on the November midterm electio…

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