Democrats Seize Congress Amid Escalating Iran Tensions
Midterm elections shift US political landscape as global markets react to Qeshm Island bombing and terror plot arrests.
Sarah Connor
Democrats gained control of both houses of Congress following Tuesday's midterm elections.
The US midterm election results, announced on Tuesday, saw Trump suffer a significant defeat, losing control of both houses of Congress.
Global markets reacted with mixed results. Asian tech stocks declined over regulatory concerns while European clean energy and banking shares surged.
International leaders also reacted to the electoral shift. European allies anticipate potential changes in US climate policy and support for Ukraine.
Separately, three ships were hit in the Straits of Hormuz. Two people in London were recently arrested and charged over an alleged terror plot against RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, from where US bombers have been flying to launch air strikes against Iran.
A shadowy group, reportedly linked to Iran’s hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was suspected of a series of arson attacks in London earlier this year. Iran unveiled a billboard in Tehran depicting Donald Trump behind bars, with the message "We will kill Trump."
We will kill Trump.
Iranian officials claim Americans are saying no to war. The new Democrat-controlled Congress will likely question projects like Hegseth’s plan for a $1.5 trillion defence budget.
Americans are saying no to war.
The new US Congress will convene in January. Meanwhile, a Chinese special envoy travels to Oman, Iran, and Saudi Arabia.
Benjamin Netanyahu, currently acting prime minister of Israel, works to form a new government. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia has lasted longer than the First World War.
Iran celebrates the anniversary of the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran in 1979.