Farage says he is worried Trump will step up Iran war after midterm 'disaster'

BBC Politics Thursday 05 November 2026, 17:23 UTC 1 min read

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Donald Trump "broke a promise" to the American electorate by launching the war, Reform UK leader adds.

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LONDON — Nigel Farage blamed Donald Trump’s midterms catastrophe on broken anti-foreign intervention promises Thursday, branding his decision to launch a war with Iran as “bizarre.” The U.S. president’s right-wing ally in Britain echoed other high-profile conservative figures in lamenting the price-spiking conflict and warned against a fresh campaign of attacks in the Middle East. Farage has long considered Trump a personal friend, but has come under pressure to distance himself from the...

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