Why a Growing Number of Republicans Are Breaking With Trump on Iran

Follow this section to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. Update your preferences in Account Settings Follow this tag to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. Michigan Republican Senate candidate former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) speaks on stage on the second day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on September 10, 2026. Republicans are increasingly breaking from President Donald Trump over the war in Iran . A growing number of GOP candidates are calling for an end to the nearly seven-month-long war on the campaign trail, even in traditionally red parts of the U.S. On Capitol Hill, the latest war powers resolution weighed by the House was approved with fresh Republican support. And recent polls show that as the conflict has stretched on and hit Americans’ wallets , approval of Trump’s handling of the war among Republican voters has dropped by double digits. The defections come as active hostilities in Iran have resumed in the last month after peace talks between Washington and Tehran stalled over the summer. Trump, who initially projected that the war would last a matter of weeks, has in recent days publicly floated the possibility that he could “ annihilate the Islamic Republic ” and “ blow the entire nation up .”

Missing media or need the complete publisher report? Open Source Scout · TIME ↗