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Iran war, midterm elections hang over US conservative summit
Conservatives focus on foreign policy and election strategies amid Iran war's fourth week, with exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi pressing for regime change at CPAC, organizers said.
- The four-day Conservative Political Action Conference opens Wednesday near Dallas, drawing top Republican figures and global allies as American conservatives gather for what organizers call their largest, most influential gathering this week.
- With the war in its fourth week, Republican strategists fear a drawn-out Iran conflict will inflict further pain on a party already expected to lose the House in November and defending its slim 53-47 Senate advantage.
- President Donald Trump remains the marquee draw with a keynote expected on Saturday, while the main stage features right-wing global figures including Hungary's Viktor Orban, Argentina's Javier Milei and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro alongside policy panels and influencer-driven "media row."
- CPAC arrives shadowed by released files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with scrutiny also following former Trump strategist Steve Bannon and controversial YouTuber Nick Shirley, 23, whose posts about Minnesota's Somali community were contradicted by state officials.
- Exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi emerges as an intense focus, expected to press for regime change and align with hawkish attendees as conversations on foreign policy, energy security and America's global role could reshape Republican midterm strategy.
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