New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran has contributed to the Republican Party's defeat in the 2026 midterm elections. According to Trump, the war "drove the gasoline up a little bit for a short term."

Trump made the comments while responding to questions from the media on a social media post made by his deputy, US Vice President JD Vance, who listed four reasons for the poor showing of the Republican Party in the midterm elections on Tuesday. Vance had listed the war with Iran as the primary reason for the Republicans losing control of the House and the Senate.

"The real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone... The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night...