WashingtonVance says Trump conceded the Iran war lost Congress.

Vance leads the 2028 Republican field at 40%, a New York Times poll shows.

Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz after US and Israeli strikes on 28 February, sending Brent crude to $120 in March.

Texas Senator Ted Cruz wrote of the war: “It should have been brief, decisive, and over.”

Vance proposed US-Iran talks by letter, but Trump says the war ends when he chooses.

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Al Jazeera Online leans critical
reports Vance's admission that the Iran war cost Republicans the midterms, and that former Trump voters switched over the war and US ties to Israel

Sources: Al Jazeera Online