US veteran midterms revolt as Trump’s Iran war causes $6 diesel spike

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.

Highlights

US veterans revolt against Trump and Republicans ahead of midtermsIran war causes $6 diesel spike for Americans

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Poppy Wood, US correspondent @poppyeh

Benedict Smith, Washington correspondent @bsmithjourno

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