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Trump targeted by Iran as brazen midterm meddling plot is revealed

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Nieto, P. (2026, September 30). Trump targeted by Iran as brazen midterm meddling plot is revealed. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16172805/trump-iran-midterm-election-meddling.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-30 · by Phillip Nieto

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Iran is reportedly urging U.S. voters to remove supporters of President Donald Trump from office ahead of the midterms through a 26-page letter addressed to American voters. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) labels Trump's allies as “evil, deceitful and violent” and claims they are responsible for America’s current state. This effort comes amid ongoing economic tensions due to the war between Iran and the U.S., which has led to a significant increase in fuel prices—reaching $4.43 per gallon on average compared to $3.15 last year—and potential political ramifications for Republicans in the upcoming elections.
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US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by September 30, 2026, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies who now have deep influence in the country where 4,500 Americans died during more than two decades of war. The withdrawal was agreed upon in 2024 under President Joe Biden and implemented by Donald Trump's administration despite ongoing conflict with Iran.

Some Iraqi security officials fear the pullout could revive Islamic State fighters, who maintain sleeper cells despite their self-proclaimed caliphate's defeat nearly a decade ago. Jasim al-Bahadli, an Iraqi security analyst specializing in armed Shi'ite groups aligned with Iran, predicts pro-Iranian militia groups will leverage this momentum to gain more influence over Iraq’s security and political decision-making.

Abu Mojtaba al-Yasiri, a commander in the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, described the US withdrawal as "a historic victory for Iraqi Islamic resistance groups and honourable Iraqis," marking what he sees as a crushing defeat for American ambitions in the region.

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'Make sure your politicians understand that the world has changed.' The letter comes just days after Trump rejected Tehran's latest bid to revive the collapsed ceasefire in a war now entering its eighth month. Under the plan, the US would have lifted its blockade of Iranian ports and Iran would have reopened the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.
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🔮 'Make sure your politicians understand that the world has changed.' The letter comes just days after Trump rejected Tehran's latest bid to revive the collapsed ceasefire in a war now entering its eighth month. Under the plan, the US would have lifted its blockade of Iranian ports and Iran would have reopened the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.
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Trump targeted by Iran as brazen midterm meddling plot is revealed · assertive framing

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- Sign up HERE to our DC Insider newsletter - your guide to what's rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on the Hill Iran is attempting to meddle in America's midterm elections by urging voters to throw Donald Trump's allies out of office. asserted
Iran → sign → office
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps made the appeal in a 26-page letter addressed to US voters on Tuesday, just five weeks before Americans head to the polls. asserted
Americans → make → polls
The regime's elite military force branded Trump's allies evil, deceitful and violent, and blamed them for the state of the country. asserted
force → brand → country
'Remove from power the evil, deceitful, and violent politicians who are responsible for America’s current state,' the 26-page Iranian letter to US voters warned. asserted
letter → remove → voters
'Make sure your politicians understand that the world has changed.' The letter comes just days after Trump rejected Tehran's latest bid to revive the collapsed ceasefire in a war now entering its eighth month. Under the plan, the US would have lifted its blockade of Iranian ports and Iran would have reopened the Strait of Hormuz within seven days. asserted
Iran → make → days
Iran now says it has received a US response through Qatari mediators, but the two sides remain split over which steps should come first. asserted
steps → say → mediators
The strait carried a fifth of the world's oil before the war, and traffic through it remains badly choked. asserted
traffic → carry → it
The squeeze on global energy supplies has sent fuel prices soaring, leaving American voters to face rising costs at home. asserted
squeeze → send → home
GOP insiders fear the economic consequences of the war could cost Republicans their majorities in the House and Senate. uncertain
consequences → fear → House
Iran is attempting to meddle in America's midterm elections by urging voters to throw Donald Trump's allies out of office GOP insiders fear the economic consequences of the war could cost Republicans their majorities in the House and Senate 'Remove from power the evil, deceitful, and violent politicians who are responsible for America’s current state,' the 26-page Iranian letter to US voters warned The national average for a gallon of regular gas stood at $4.43 on Wednesday, up from $3.15 a year ago. uncertain
average → attempt → 3.15
Multiple polling averages show the war is deeply unpopular, and Trump's own approval rating has sunk to the lowest point of his presidency. asserted
rating → show → presidency
Trump, however, insists the war will be over soon and that Iran will ultimately surrender. asserted
Iran → insist → ?
He told reporters on Tuesday that Tehran was in bad shape and would cave eventually. asserted
Tehran → tell → shape
Negotiations have been stuck for months, with the White House demanding that Iran hand over its enriched uranium stockpile and suspend its nuclear program. asserted
Iran → stick → program
Tehran, meanwhile, wants any peace deal to hand it control of the Strait of Hormuz as reparations for the damage caused by American bombs. asserted
deal → want → bombs
The letter landed a day before the last American troops pulled out of neighboring Iraq, a withdrawal Tehran and its allied militias have hailed as a victory over Washington. asserted
Tehran → land → Washington
Eighteen US service members have been killed since Trump launched Operation Epic Fury in February. Despite a deepening economic crisis in Iran, the regime has continued to strike its neighbors and terrorize ships in the strait. asserted
regime → kill → strait
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