Trump Plays Down Prospect of Iran Strikes After Midterm Rout

gCaptain · Bloomberg · 2026-11-04 17:19 UTC

US President Donald Trump said he has no immediate plans to launch strikes on Iran following midterm elections in which the Democrats took control of Congress in a landslide win over his Republican party.

By Omar Tamo, Eltaf Najafizada and Fiona MacDonald

(Bloomberg) — US President Donald Trump said he has no immediate plans to launch strikes on Iran following midterm elections in which the Democrats took control of Congress in a landslide win over his Republican party.

Still, the next few weeks will be key, with Trump either being chastened by the election results — which laid bare the strong anti-Iran war sentiment among Americans — or thinking he needs to act before the new Congress members take office in early January.

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