The Issue: Fallout from President Trump’s Iran war and the GOP’s wipeout in the 2026 midterm elections.

While there are many reasons for the GOP’s wipeout, I believe the crucial cause was the Iran war (“Iran mixes a Trump ‘mock’tail,” Nov. 5).

President Trump believed the Iranians could have a nuclear weapon in a matter of weeks and attacked Iran — and those who call it an unnecessary war need to consider the impact of Iran having nuclear capabilities.

But this decision derailed his progress on affordability. Was it right to suffer short-term pain for long-term gain?

Larry Hootnick

Water Mill

If the president believed Iran was an imminent nuclear threat, then attacking it was correct.

If, however, his decision was based on misinformation from self-interested sources, then the American people deserve answers.

Sharon Wylie

Westport, Conn.

A major reason for the Democrats’ victory was the president’s unwillingness to explain to the American people why he attacked Iran and convince Americans that it was the necessary choice.

Samuel Bahn

Manhattan

The Democrats’ total annihilation of the GOP in the midterms should be laid at Trump’s feet. His refusal to “finish off” Iran after the two-week cease-fire in March led to the prolonged increase in gas prices and cost of consumer goods.

Jack Kaufman

Naples, Fla.

It made sense for the president to say Americans absorbing the cost of higher gas prices and inflation was “peanuts” in exchange for eliminating Iran’s nuclear threat. But it appears the clock ran out on Trump’s vision — along with the patience of the American people.

Eugene Dunn

Glen Burnie, Md.

Retired US Army Gens. Jack Keane and Keith Kellogg told the president to finish the job, but Trump thought he was smarter than they were, and Iran played the long game with phony negotiations.

Michael Shapiro

Massapequa

The Issue: A column arguing that Council Speaker Julie Menin is enabling Mayor Mamdani socialist agenda.

Nicole Gelinas’ portrayal of City Council Speaker Julie Menin as a weak enabler of Mayor Mamdani couldn’t be further from the truth (“Horse Hockey,” Post­Opinion, Nov. 4).

When over 70% of New Yorkers favor a horse-carriage ban, criticizing Menin for enacting one goes against the will of the majority.

Menin has emerged as an important check on the radical-socialist mayor, for example, when she outmaneuvered Mamdani on buffer zones by advancing legislation protecting educational facilities and synagogues, despite him trying to veto the former.

Eddie Esses

Brooklyn

Gelinas’ column was outrageous. The horse-carriage ban has nothing to do with capitulating to the mayor: It’s a public-safety and animal-welfare issue.

As for the troubling suggestion that Menin is seeking to strip property owners of their rights: She’s made housing affordability a central priority of her leadership and assembled a team to develop solutions.

Disagree with individual policies if you wish, but conflating housing initiatives with a socialist property grab does a disservice to both Menin and your readers.

Stephanie Basman

Manhattan

When Mayor Mamdani proposed raising property taxes, Menin immediately rejected it. She demanded accountability during the Legionnaires’ outbreak, championed reforms to expedite overdue payments to nonprofits providing essential services, and advanced a plan to combat antisemitism — including protections for synagogues and schools. She deserves recognition.

Mark Treyger

Brooklyn

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