Midterms won’t force Trump to end Iran war – but he won’t like the one option he has left
Many analysts have suggested the upcoming US midterm elections might force Donald Trump to end his war in Iran sooner rather than later for fear that the conflict will translate into a poor result for Republicans.
But although the Iran war is “extremely unpopular” with Americans, Tina Fordham, founder and chief geostrategist at Fordham Global Foresight, says the reality is more nuanced.
She tells presenter Jonathan Samuels: “Yes. Donald Trump has the lowest approval ratings for this point in the term for some time. Richard Nixon had 66% disapproval. Donald Trump has 61%. Nixon was about to resign then.
“But the opposition Democrats are not really reaping the benefit from Trump’s unpopularity or the unpopularity of the war, so I would be cautious about assuming a change in the policy trend following midterms.”
Asked how she thinks the conflict will eventually be resolved, Fordham says there is a “viable solution”, but it might not be one that Trump likes…