Thousands Mock Trump After Midterm Setback
Iranian leaders said voters rejected Trump’s war policy as Democrats won Congress and warned the conflict could still widen.
- Voters weary of war and soaring fuel prices handed Democrats control of Congress on Tuesday, shifting President Donald Trump's grip on Washington as the US electorate delivered a rebuke.
- The war began with US-Israeli strikes on February 28, spreading across the region as Iran fired missiles and drones at Gulf targets and shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global energy supplies.
- On October 27, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc won 53 of the Knesset's 120 seats, leaving him eight short of a majority and fighting to retain power.
- Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned against "even the slightest inclination towards submission," while analysts fear Trump may seek to "finish the job" before leaving office to secure a legacy.
- Ebtesam, president of the Emirates Policy Center in Abu Dhabi, said the election makes settlement more urgent but warned that if Tehran perceives American resolve as weak, escalation could follow.
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Did Iran Win The US Midterms?
Juan Cole Informed Comment Maj. Gen. Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, posted on X on Wednesday, “The Iranian nation handed Trump a strategic defeat on the battlefield and in Hormuz, and a political defeat in Washington. Meanwhile, Americans got stuck with the bill for his war. Anyone who […]
After the U.S. interim elections, the leadership in Tehran does not expect Washington to change course. Others see a signal against the war after the election of the Democrats in the U.S. Congress.
PRESS REVIEW. The adoption of the Congress by the Democrats was particularly followed in the Middle East, both by the adversary of Washington and his ally. Iranian and Israeli newspapers anticipate repercussions to their landsS it is indeed two countries that have particularly followed the elections determining the constitution of the American Congress, it is Israel and Iran. Because the taking of legislative power announces significant repercus…
Vance: "We change relationship with Jerusalem. " The opposition: "Netanyahu" is toxic to Americans.
As the results confirmed the overwhelming victory of the Democratic Party in the mid-term elections this Tuesday, US President Donald Trump recognized the weight of the war against Iran, initiated by the United States, in the dispute — evaluation later reinforced by its vice-president, JD Vance. The conflict caused the high energy prices in the country (and in the world), broadened the concern of Americans with the cost of living and, unquestion…
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