Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf reacted to the Democratic sweep of the US Congress by stating the election results reflect opposition to the conflict.
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Wednesday that American voters have rejected war following the defeat of the Republican Party in the US midterm elections. According to BBC News, Ghalibaf, who is also Iran's chief negotiator in talks with the US, posted on X that the outcome reflects public opposition to the conflict and the cost of living.
The Democratic Party secured control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the November 3 elections, according to Moneycontrol and Times Now. President Donald Trump acknowledged in an interview with Fox News that the conflict with Iran and rising petrol prices were factors in the poor results for Republican congressional candidates.
Trump told CBS News that he looks forward to working with the Democrats for the country's benefit, though he noted he could veto legislation if they do not cooperate. He also suggested that the Republican Party might have performed better if he had been on the ballot himself.
Tensions remain high in the Strait of Hormuz, where the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported on Wednesday that four oil tankers caught fire after striking naval sea mines. The IRGC also claimed its forces shot down a US MQ-9 drone over the strait on Wednesday, following a similar claim on Monday night.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that a tanker was hit by two unknown projectiles near Oman's Musandam peninsula on Tuesday evening. No casualties were reported in that incident, though an Indian crew member of a dhow was killed in an attack north-east of Limah on Monday.
