Persuasion, denial and bluster: Trump ‘stuck’ on Iran war ahead of elections

“It’s fair to say that the Iranians have decided that they are going to make life more miserable for Trump in a variety of ways,” said Mehrzad Boroujerdi, a political scientist and vice-provost at Missouri Science and Technology University. “They are certainly going to do whatever they can to hurt him in the midterms...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/22/trump-iran-war-midterm-elections