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Iran Mocks Trump Over Midterm Election Drubbing: ‘Warmongering’
Top Iranian officials have said President Donald Trump has paid the price for the war he started with Tehran following Republican losses in the U.S. midterm elections.

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Some Democrats don’t want to wait for January to block Trump’s war in Iran
After midterm loss, Trump is left to weigh his next move in Iran war that contributed to GOP debacle
Analysis-Beaten at Home, Trump Faces Stark Choice on Iran: Deal or Escalation
US President Donald Trump went to war seeking regime change in Iran. Instead, it was his ⁠own grip ⁠on Washington that gave way, as voters weary of the war and ⁠hit by soaring fuel prices handed Democ...

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Speaker Johnson won't seek reelection as House Republican leader after party's midterm wipeout
Trump blames Iran war for midterm defeat
Alert: Trump acknowledges the Iran war impacted the midterm elections but says the 'Iran thing' was something he had to do
“We hear you,” said House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, who would make history as the first Black speaker of the House if his colleagues elect him to the job when the new Congress beg...

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Trump Boasts About His $600M White House Ballroom in First Speech Since His Party’s Major Election Loss
JD Vance blames Iran war for midterm thumping. Is he really blaming Trump?

Major construction ongoing near Iran missile bases, satellite images suggest

Evidence of digging and new buildings are visible in satellite imagery taken in November, satellite images suggest.

How Iran Is Preparing to Deal with Nuclear Fallout from a US Strike

"If the U.S. were to launch a nuclear attack on Iran, Iran's response would upset the balance of power," an Iranian expert warned.

Iran celebrates Trump’s election defeat as mediators push for deal to end war

Regional negotiators, led by Qatar, have stepped up efforts to broker an interim agreement between Washington and Tehran

U.S. issues fresh Iran-related sanctions

The United States on Wednesday imposed a fresh round of Iran-related sanctions as part of the Trump administration's Operation Economic Outcast.

Oil prices rise as investors weigh renewed US-Iran conflict risks after midterm elections

Oil prices rose Friday as investors weighed the risk of renewed U.S.-Iran military escalation after the midterms, alongside prospects for a diplomatic breakthrough.

Trump administration held talks with Iran on deporting Iranians during the war, court documents show

Court documents reveal President Donald Trump's administration held secret talks with Iran about deporting Iranians during the ongoing war.

Four tankers destroyed by naval mines in Strait of Hormuz, Iran's IRGC says

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says the vessels had hit sea mines while trying to cross a prohibited route.

Oil jumps as investors assess Iran war future, tanker attacks

Oil fell for a fourth day on expectations the losses the GOP suffered in Congressional elections this week may reduce the risk of further Iran war escalation.
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Judge blasts administration for planning to deport Iranian immigrants back to Iran during wartime

The Trump administration said during a hearing that it's been making plans to deport Iranian migrants back to Iran during the war, earning a rebuke from a federal judge.

Iran War Updates: More ships attacked in Persian Gulf, oil prices rebound slightly after post-midterm plunge

Despite acknowledging the Iran war was partially to blame for Republican losses, Trump said he didn't regret launching it.