Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf wrote on X that Americans had said "NO TO WAR" as midterm projections showed Democrats winning majorities in both the House and Senate for the next two years, warning that a government ignoring public will would learn Iran's "NO" comes with a nightmare. The Iran war, which began when Trump launched joint strikes with Israel in February, has been a central midterm issue, pushing up U.S. energy prices and raising cost-of-living concerns. Trump told the Wall Street Journal that Iran "was a piece of it" in the Republican losses but maintained that prosecuting the war was the right decision. Per The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, Washington is reportedly preparing for possible renewed military action after the midterms, and Democrats may be able to pass a binding War Powers Resolution, whereas a June concurrent resolution was non-binding and lacks the force of law.
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