US veterans revolt as Trump’s Iran war causes $6 diesel spike ahead of 2026 midterm elections
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US military veterans are turning on Donald Trump and the Republican party as the Iran war drives fuel prices past $6 a gallon ahead of the 2026 US midterm elections. In today’s bonus episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey is joined by US reporters Poppy Wood and Ben Smith, who have been speaking to ex-military voters and candidates at the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia and key midterm races. They examine why Republican ex-servicemen are increasingly choosing to sit out the vote and how an ex-Green Berets independent candidate is part of a broader veteran movement to challenge both mainstream parties. Plus, leaked audio shows Ken Paxton, a close Trump ally running for a Republican Senate seat in Texas, criticising the war’s economic fallout for Americans, and the latest predictions for who will win what in Congress. CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 - US-Iran War & 2026 US Midterm Elections Breakdown 00:01:05 - Reporting from Virginia: Air Shows, Veterans, and US Politics 00:02:40 - Ho
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