Iran war: Top US lawmaker says Republicans can ‘absolutely’ win midterms

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Trump ally, admits it ‘would be helpful’ if conflict ends before elections in November.Mike Johnson, speaker of the United States House of Representatives, says he is confident that his Republican Party will retain control of the chamber despite the unpopularity of the Iran" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="42102" data-entity-type="event">War on Iran.Asked by Fox News on Sunday whether Republicans could win in the Midterm elections in November if the conflict is still ongoing, Johnson said: “Absolutely”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Can Iran retaliate against countries that join US ‘economic war’?list 2 of 3Pezeshkian says Iran ‘has not become Venezuela’ despite war and sanctionslist 3 of 3Iran’s government signals fuel price hike on eve of new US sanctionsend of listHowever, he added that “it would be helpful to get that thing resolved” before the vote on November 3.Johnson made the comment at a time of increased public frustration with the war, which has led to a spike in oil prices and fuelled inflation as the national debt balloons in the US.The House speaker, a close ally of President Donald Trump, said even if the war is not finished by November, Republicans will still win.“People know we took the head off the snake,” Johnson said of Iran. “We had to make sure the largest state sponsor of terrorism did not have a Nuclear weapon.”The Trump administration argues that attacking Iran was to ensure that the country cannot obtain a nuclear bomb, but Tehran denies seeking one.Trump’s own intelligence chief told lawmakers last year that there was no evidence of a nuclear weaponisation drive by Iran.Despite the assertion that the war was necessary, the Trump administration has struggled to win over public support for the conflict.Numerous public opinion polls have suggested that most voters, including a significant portion of Republicans, want the fighting to end.US and Israeli forces attacked Iran without direct provocation on February 28, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other top officials as well as hundreds of civilians.