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Iran's Parliament Speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf commented
November 4, 2026
According to NPR, Iran's Parliament Speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf commented on X: "Conscience or the cost of living, Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message. If the US govt betrays their public will to serve international paymasters and blackmailers, it will learn our NO comes with a Nightmare."
The New York Times and NYT report that for two years, the world has weathered President Trump’s domineering unilateralism, enduring up-and-down tariffs, a war with Iran, aggression in Latin America, abrupt reversals on Ukraine, and a fusillade of demands for allies including Canada, Germany and Japan. That now seems fitting: the US president has himself fought one battle too many, and appears to have brought about his own destruction, The Guardian reports. The Guardian reports that with Democrats in power, Trump may be under siege and lose his dominance over the Republican party – but his id will relish the prospect of fighting.
According to NPR, Iran's Parliament Speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf commented on X: "Conscience or the cost of living, Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message. If the US govt betrays their public will to serve international paymasters and blackmailers, it will learn our NO comes with a Nightmare."
The New York Times and NYT report that for two years, the world has weathered President Trump’s domineering unilateralism, enduring up-and-down tariffs, a war with Iran, aggression in Latin America, abrupt reversals on Ukraine, and a fusillade of demands for allies including Canada, Germany and Japan. That now seems fitting: the US president has himself fought one battle too many, and appears to have brought about his own destruction, The Guardian reports. The Guardian reports that with Democrats in power, Trump may be under siege and lose his dominance over the Republican party – but his id will relish the prospect of fighting. Donald Trump posted a document on social media this summer by a supposed historian that compared him with, among others, Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler. Now, with Democrats having taken control of Congress as nearly all of Mr. Trump’s preferred Republicans fall to defeat, many countries are debating what to expect from yet another case of American political whiplash, The New York Times and NYT report. The House of Representatives and Senate had flipped from one party to the other in the same midterm just three times since the second world war – in 1946, 1994 and 2006 – but now it has happened again, ensuring that the US Congress will be a bulwark against Trump’s expansion of executive power, The Guardian reports. Trump, who was purported to be an economic populist, had flaunted his self-enrichment and fancy ballroom even as people struggled to put food on the table. Even the Republican stronghold of Texas fell, and in some places Democrats gained positions after decades, Reuters reports. Democrats had accused Trump of pursuing a scheme to cheat in the upcoming presidential election by pressuring Ukraine to manufacture bad news about Joe Biden and then blocking congressional oversight, The Irish Times reports. According to Al Jazeera, Mao said, “China is willing to work with the US to safeguard and implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, strengthen communication, properly manage differences and expand cooperation, build a constructive strategic relationship based on respect and equality”. Online, there was some obvious celebration, The New York Times and NYT report. The New York Times and NYT report that countries around the world are assessing how the American elections results might affect the most pressing issues in international affairs. According to Al Jazeera, Frith said, “The change of emphasis of power in the States is frequent”. According to The New York Times and NYT, Max Yoeli said, “A president who has made it his business to be a shock to the system retains the capacity to deliver one.”
According to Al Jazeera, Ramaphosa said, “We have seen that the Democrats have taken control of the Senate and of the House, and the people of America have spoken”.
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The Guardian reports that with Democrats in power, Trump may be under siege and lose his dominance over the Republican party – but his id will relish the prospect of fighting. Trump, who was purported to be an economic populist, had flaunted his self-enrichment and fancy ballroom even as people struggled to put food on the table. Online, there was some obvious celebration, The New York Times and NYT report.
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- CNBC — What Trump losing power over Congress means for Iran, Ukraine and foreign policy
- The Guardian — US midterms voters said: enough is enough. Is this the beginning of the end for Trump?
- NPR — World reacts to Democrats’ midterm elections victory : NPR
- The New York Times — Countries Weigh, and Worry About, What Trump Will Do After Midterm Defeat - The New York Times
- Al Jazeera — ‘Seismic shift’: World reacts to US midterm election results | US Midterm Elections 2026 News | Al Jazeera
- Reuters — International politicians react to Democrats winning US midterms | Reuters
- irishtimes.com — What can Democrats do now they have won Congress? – The Irish Times
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