What we know about latest efforts to end US war on Iran
The foreign ministers of the US and Iran say a diplomatic end to the war is still possible. An Iranian delegation is in Doha talking to Qatari mediators but no direct US-Iran talks are planned. Meanwhile, Iran’s Supreme Leader told the military to prepare to defend the country.
Americans voted against Trump's Iran war. The US midterm results showed how unpopular Donald Trump's Iran war is.
Call comes as Iraq's top diplomat urges armed groups not to join any Iranian retaliation to US attacks.
Iranian officials see Republican midterm losses in a positive light, but supreme leader says US policy will not shift.
Iran’s supreme leader warned on Wednesday that the Middle East war would widen if the US resumes its attacks, dismissing hopes of a policy shift in Washington after midterm elections dealt a blow to President Donald Trump. “Those who still harbour even the slightest hope that the behaviour of the hegemonic system might change through partisan or factional shifts, or who imagine that making concessions to the United States can dissuade it from hostility towards the Iranian nation, are seriously mistaken,” Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump told Fox News late Tuesday that the Iran war played a role in the stunning midterm election defeat for his Republican Party. “I think a part of it was Iran, but at the same time, people understood the importance of what I’ve done with Iran,” Trump said in a telephone interview with Fox.
In the wake of the new US attack on Iran, social media is awash with dramatic images and claims about the fighting. DW Fact Check found AI-generated and recycled videos, as well as misleading posts from dubious accounts.