Farage fears Trump will intensify strikes on Iran after the midterm election failure

Farage: the war has become Trump's mistake

The leader of the British party Reform UK, Nigel Farage, said he fears that Donald Trump, after the 'catastrophe' in the midterm elections, will continue to attack Iran 'aggressively'. According to Farage, this would cause 'even more serious consequences for the price of oil, inflation and the entire Western world'. He admitted that he initially supported the war, but stressed that he 'never supported an endless war', and when asked whether the war was a mistake, answered: 'Absolutely.' This was reported by BBC News.

The elections and the war: what happened

The US war with Iran, which began in February 2026, took a heavy toll on the midterm elections, as a result of which the Democrats pushed Trump's Republicans out of power in Congress. Trump himself admitted on Tuesday that his party's weak results were partly explained by the war and the associated rise in oil prices on world markets, including in the US and the UK, but said he did not regret the joint strike with Israel on Iran. In recent weeks he had warned that the US and Israel could return to full-scale war after the elections if an agreement with Iran to end the conflict was not reached.

Reaction in Britain and context

Farage, who has not spoken with Trump since the elections, called the result a 'total rout' for the Republicans, but added that Trump 'beat the pollsters' forecasts' and that 'all political careers end in failure'. His criticism sounded louder than the warnings of other politicians, including in the UK, about a possible escalation of strikes on Iran. Prime Minister Andy Burnham earlier this week expressed the hope that the election results open up 'an opportunity to unite around an issue that concerns us all — the cost of living'.

The statement comes against the backdrop of a personnel move by Reform

The comments were made at an event where Reform UK presented its first defence spokesperson — the party had been criticised for the absence of such a position. The post went to Angus McIntyre, who left a 40-year military career, including service with the rank of wing commander in the Royal Air Force. He promised that in the first 100 days of a Reform government he would end the prosecution of servicemen and veterans. Earlier, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch had criticised the party for the absence of a defence spokesperson.

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