Trump admits Iran war hurt Republicans in US midterms

United States President Donald Trump said Democrats “did a good job” after securing control of both chambers of Congress and blamed the Republicans’ defeat, in part, on the war he launched against Iran earlier this year. Nevertheless, he insisted he does not regret the decision. Trump told The New York Times that he was “absolutely willing” to accept the results of the midterm elections and that he aims to negotiate with Democrats. “We’ll look forward to working with them,” he said. “We’ll probably work something out.” According to preliminary results, Democrats won seven seats from…