Iran claims Trump suffered defeat in war and midterms

Iran's top security chief Mohsen Rezai claimed Wednesday that Tehran inflicted a strategic defeat on President Donald Trump both militarily and politically, citing Republican losses in the US midterm elections. Rezai, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, posted on X that Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz and Washington led to Trump's setbacks, adding that Americans bore the war's costs. His remarks followed Democratic gains in Congress, with voters citing fuel prices and living costs. The conflict, sparked by US-Israeli strikes on Iran eight months ago, disrupted Hormuz shipping and raised oil prices. Trump acknowledged the war's role in Republican losses, calling Vice President JD Vance's assessment "largely true," but defended the campaign to prevent Iran's nuclear weapons development.