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 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 he...