WASHINGTON / TEHRAN: United States President Donald Trump has maintained that his long-term strategy regarding Iran remains correct for both the US and the global order, despite persistent economic anxieties over surging oil prices.
Following significant Republican setbacks in the US midterm elections, a statement attributed to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei noted on Wednesday that shift in the political landscape of the US would not alter Washington’s fundamental hostility toward Tehran.
Reacting early Wednesday to the election outcomes, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf asserted that the American electorate had effectively rejected the ongoing war with Iran.
According to a report published by Axios on Wednesday, President Trump is facing a complex strategic dilemma in the wake of the midterm losses, torn between resuming targeted military strikes, negotiating a diplomatic accord, or sustaining economic sanctions against Iran.
Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers and political allies have increasingly held US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accountable for the fallout from the Iran conflict following the party’s electoral defeat. CNN reported on Wednesday that an impeachment vote against the Defense Secretary could be tabled as early as next week.
Compounding the crisis, CBS News reported on Wednesday, citing multiple internal sources, that President Trump has been actively consulting key advisers on whether Hegseth should be retained in his Cabinet post in the aftermath of the midterm results.
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