Republicans face prospect of ‘civil war’ as Trump’s air of invincibility starts to fade

United States President Donald Trump acknowledged on November 4th that the war he initiated against Iran contributed to the Republican Party's losses in the midterms. The Democrats secured control of both chambers of Congress, winning seven Senate seats and 25 House seats, while the Republicans retained 44 Senate seats and 139 House seats.

Despite promising during his campaign to avoid new wars, Trump defended his decision, stating that he "would have done it again." The war, now in its ninth month, has faced significant disapproval among Americans and was a key issue in the Democratic campaign, with critics linking it to rising prices for gasoline and other consumer goods.

Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf was among those celebrating the Democrats' victory, claiming the U.S. had "voted no to war." Trump attributed the Republican defeat partly to not being a candidate himself, jokingly suggesting he could have won "in a landslide" with the use of his veto power. In Argentina, President Javier Milei, a close ally of Trump, and his political advisor Santiago Caputo did not comment on the U.S. election, but expressed that the Democratic Party and other countries were celebrating the Republican losses.