The US midterm elections could have consequences far beyond the country’s borders.
Axar.az reports, citing CNN, that US President Donald Trump has spent nearly two years overturning decades of American foreign policy, unsettling allies and adversaries alike. Now, both are watching to see how an electoral setback at home will shape his actions abroad.
For Iran, Israel and Ukraine, the stakes go well beyond who controls Congress. The result could influence whether Trump pursues a deal with Tehran or more war, how much Washington’s longstanding support for Israel erodes, and how hard he pushes Kyiv to accept terms to end Russia’s war.
Democrats will have new tools to challenge Trump. But he still has considerable freedom to act abroad, leaving world leaders with a question: Will defeat make him more willing to compromise, or more determined to get his way?
Here’s how the vote could impact Washington’s most pressing foreign policy concerns:
Iran is celebrating Trump’s midterm setback, but it is bracing for what comes next: a possible new US strike or a fresh push for a deal.
Trump admitted in a call with Fox News that the war in Iran was partly to blame for the Republicans’ losses but Vice President JD Vance was more explicit, saying in a lengthy X post Wednesday that “the reason we lost is the war.”
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