Farage fears Trump will continue aggressive Iran attacks after midterm defeat

Farage told broadcasters on Thursday that he worried the US president would “continue aggressively attacking Iran”. Further attacks, he said, would have serious implications for oil prices and inflation across the western world.

The Reform UK leader said he had not spoken to Trump since the elections, in which Democrats won control of Congress. He described the result as a “complete wipeout” for the Republicans. Before the vote, Farage had said he did not share the expectation that Trump would be heavily defeated, according to The Guardian.

Farage, who still described Trump as a friend, said the president had broken a promise to American voters by starting the war. Asked whether the war was a mistake, he replied: “There’s no question about it.” He said he had initially supported it but had “never supported endless war”.

In March, Farage criticised then UK prime minister Keir Starmer for failing to support the US. He told Fox News that not supporting America when it asked was “a pretty extraordinary thing”.

Trump has acknowledged that the war and rising oil prices contributed to the Republicans’ poor showing, but said he would make the same decision again. In recent weeks, he has warned that the US and Israel could return to all-out war after the midterms if a deal to end the conflict cannot be reached, the BBC reported.