عقب هزيمة الجمهوريين في الانتخابات النصفية الأمريكية لا تتوقع القيادة في طهران أي تغيير في نهج واشنطن تجاه الجمهورية الإسلامية. غير أن بعض المحللين يرون في فوز الديمقراطيين في انتخابات الكونغرس الأمريكي رسالة ضد الحرب.
Iran's military is "stronger" and more motivated than it was when the United States and Israel started the war in February, Iranian state media reported on Saturday, citing an army spokesman. "Today, the Islamic Republic's armed forces... having gained experience from direct confrontation with the United States and the Israeli regime, are on higher alert and are stronger than they were at the beginning of the war," Mohammad Akraminia said, according to the state news agency IRNA. "They now possess greater motivation, commitment, and self-confidence."
The US Department of Justice has withdrawn its lawsuit against California, which aimed to halt the processing of about 20,000 ballots suspected to be from noncitizens. The decision comes ahead of a scheduled hearing to evaluate the accuracy of the voter list.
The demonstrations follow weeks of youth-led unrest and nationwide strikes that drew hundreds of thousands of workers protesting over the rising cost of living