Trump admits Iran war largely caused Republican midterm defeat, says he 'had to do it'
US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that the attack on Iran largely caused the Republican Party to lose the US midterm elections, while insisting it was necessary. Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says the election outcome changes nothing about US hostility towards Iran.
United States President Donald Trump admitted on 5 November that launching the attack on Iran has largely caused his Republican Party to lose the US midterm elections. At the same time, he insisted that "we had to do it" to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. The remarks were reported by Al Jazeera in its live coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran.
Response from Iran's leader
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has dismissed the idea that the outcome of the US midterm elections changes anything between the two countries. In his words, US hostility towards Iran will persist.
Context
Trump has thus directly linked the election result to the war on Iran, while Tehran responds that political change in Washington will not alter its assessment of US policy. The source's live coverage also tracks other developments connected to the conflict, including the Strait of Hormuz and the resumption of strikes.
Events were held in Tehran on 4 November to mark the 47th anniversary of the expulsion of the United States from Iran.
