# What comes next for the Iran war after Trump’s midterm defeat?

https://mins.news/en/video/128771

- France 24 English, 2026-11-04 09:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlBdpycSf1E

> Iranian parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Wednesday that Americans had rejected the Iran war and warned the US government against ignoring public opinion and attacking Iran again. The Democrats’ sweeping win is widely viewed as a rebuke of the Trump administration, but France 24 correspondent Reza Sayed says it is too early to assess the election’s effect on the unpredictable conflict.

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