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President Trump said he does not regret the Iran war despite its potential impact on the upcoming November midterm elections, and separately claimed the conflict won't end until after the elections, also asserting oil prices won't fall until then. This came even as a US official contradicted Trump's account, saying an Iranian attack on a base in Jordan damaged US military aircraft. Vice President Vance reportedly sought direct intelligence briefings from US generals, receiving 'sobering' private assessments starkly different from Trump's public statements about the war's progress. The war is also creating friction within the Republican Party: younger Republicans at the RNC Midterm Convention in Dallas showed a clear generational divide, breaking with Trump and older party members over continued involvement in the Iran conflict. The disputes highlight growing unease within the administration and its base about the war's trajectory and political costs.