Iranian leaders welcome US midterms, but Trump may still attack

Iranian authorities are portraying the Republican Party’s sweeping midterm losses as an American rejection of the war on Iran. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf praised the anti-war message, while judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei said Trump had been defeated militarily and politically. Analysts say the results could harden Tehran’s demands for ending the war launched by the United States and Israel on February 28. Sanam Vakil of Chatham House said the losses increase pressure to end the conflict but do not rule out further US strikes.