Obama’s Ohio, Michigan speeches: Key takeaways on Trump, Iran war, midterms

Former President Barack Obama has railed against the Trump administration on a range of issues, including dragging the United States into “an unnecessary war” against Iran, as he campaigned for Democrats in Ohio and Michigan ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.Speaking at rallies on Saturday, Obama accused President Donald Trump of “chaos and corruption”, as he urged voters to reject Republicans.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2Obama joins El-Sayed in Michigan rally cry before key midtermslist 2 of 2Obama slams Trump’s ‘cruelty and corruption’ as he rallies Democratsend of listThe speeches came just 10 days before the elections, with Senate and gubernatorial races taking place in both states.Here are the key takeaways:Obama blames Trump’s Iran war for rising fuel prices“The current president chose to make a series of bad decisions,” Obama said in Cleveland, Ohio, where he rallied in support of former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown.“Most importantly, he decided to start an unnecessary war that nobody asked for,” Obama said.The former president defended the 2015 nuclear agreement reached under his administration, which restricted Tehran’s nuclear programme in exc...