Iran warns Trump of a 'nightmare' if he continues the war after Democrats seize Congress in a 'blue tsunami'
Donald Trump, pictured with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance, whose notably different tones on Iran — Vance voicing optimism over a diplomatic deal — emerged as polls opened on the midterms.Smoke rising from a vessel on open water, as Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned on Wednesday that Hormuz oil flows had fallen to 45 percent of prewar levels amid the ongoing conflict.A US Air Force C-17 tracked over Europe as part of an airlift of advanced air defence systems into southern Israel, as Israel passed intelligence to the US alleging Iran was considering the use of chemical weapons.IRGC Navy missile infrastructure tunnels along Iran's southern coast, as Tehran unveiled a mural calling for the killing of Donald Trump.
Iranian parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf issued the threat on Wednesday after Democrats swept both chambers of Congress for the first time in a generation, with voters citing fury over the Iran war, soaring fuel costs and Trump's leadership. Trump acknowledged the conflict had cost Republicans at the ballot box, but said he would veto any legislation he considered "insane" sent by the new Democratic-controlled Congress.
Experts warn Trump has a narrow 6-8 week window before the new Congress can rein in his war powers in January.
Trump told the Financial Times the US has 'no immediate plans' to strike Iran, calling Washington's position with Tehran 'brilliant'.
Oil prices rose on the uncertainty, while outgoing Florida governor Ron DeSantis called the Iran war a 'big, big drag' on Republicans.
