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otherAug 7, 2026

Iran hopes to deal Trump a blow at midterms by keeping him entangled in war

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Iran hopes to deal Trump a blow at midterms by keeping him entangled in war

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  • currentsapi-backfill(Mixed)By Patrick Wintour

    Tehran has set out a protracted negotiating timetable designed to keep Donald Trump embroiled in the Iran conflict until the midterm elections, in the hope of inflicting the same ruinous blow on his presidency as Jimmy Carter suffered over the 1979-81 US embassy hostage crisis. F…

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