Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Real Threat in the Iran War are the Fast-Approaching Midterms

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🗓️ 29 June 2026

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Even as the ink dries on the 60-day memorandum of understanding with Iran, attacks on American cargo ships persist. Whatever President Trump chooses as his next course of action, he must be mindful of the fast-approaching November midterms. One wrong move leads to lost Senate or House seats and two years of lawfare by the Democrats. President Trump may need to reply to Iran's attacks disproportionately or risk being a lame-duck president with only a phone and pen as power. 👉Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit JoinADF.com/HANSON or text HANSON to 83848 to give today. Every dollar you give will be DOUBLED thanks to a special matching grant, while funds last.HTTPS://WWW.JOINADF.COM/HANSON.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:49.0	Hello, this is Victor Davis Hansen for the Daily Signal. There's been a lot of
1:52.4	confusions about this memorandum of understanding. That's the 60-day hiatus in the quote-unquote
1:59.7	war with Iran that leads us on into further negotiations.
2:04.3	A lot of people have rightly pointed out that they seemed a little bit too lenient given the
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