# US midterms: Iran’s deputy parliament speaker reacts to Trump’s election setback

https://mins.news/en/item/129387

- France 24, 2026-11-04 16:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261104-us-midterms-iran-s-deputy-parliament-speaker-reacts-to-trump-s-elections-setback-1

> Iranian parliament First Deputy Speaker Ali Nikzad said on Wednesday that Republican losses in the US midterms stemmed from Washington’s war with Iran. He told lawmakers that US efforts to pressure Tehran had failed. Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday’s elections.

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