# Explainer: Can a new US Congress bring the Iran war to an end?

https://mins.news/en/item/140510

- Reuters, 2026-11-12 11:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/can-new-us-congress-mean-an-end-iran-war-2026-11-12/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6af5a4686e5c8a0001417eaf

> The American public wants the unpopular, eight-month war against Iran to stop. In last week’s congressional elections, voters signaled that demand by delivering a resounding defeat to President Donald Trump’s Republicans.

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