# What the Democrats’ Landslide Means for the Middle East and Ukraine — and Could Trump Fire Hegseth?

https://mins.news/en/video/131569

- NBC News, 2026-11-05 23:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tleJ2ojneTg

> The Iran war and the resulting surge in energy prices helped drive the Democrats’ sweeping midterm victory. Whether the new Congress can change the course of the war remains uncertain. The results are reverberating among U.S. friends and adversaries in Iran, Israel and Ukraine, while rumors persist about Pete Hegseth as administration members blame the war for the losses.

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