Iran leads global reaction to Trump's midterm defeat: 'Americans are saying no to war'

Iran said Tuesday's midterm election results show Americans rejected Donald Trump's war in the Middle East, calling the Democratic victory an emphatic public rebuke of the president's policies. Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf posted on X that Americans said "NO TO WAR," endorsing the message while warning the US government would face consequences if it ignored public will. Trump acknowledged the Iran conflict may have hurt Republicans but refused personal blame, claiming his name on ballots would have secured a landslide win. Global markets dipped on Democratic gains, with Nasdaq futures down 0.7 percent and Asian tech stocks falling sharply, as investors worried tighter regulation could slow America's AI infrastructure boom. International media framed the result as a major blow to Trump.