By M. K. BHADRAKUMAR
The US Vice-President JD Vance's famous statement within hours of the midterm results that "the reason we lost is the Iran war" may appear to be a calibrated distancing from President Donald Trump. Indeed, he alluded to Trump: "If you'd like to argue it [Iran war] was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay.