After U.S. Elections, Iran Knows Its Strategy Is Working—Against Everyone but Israel

More Dangerously for Iran, It Hasn’t Figured Out How to Sap the Resolve of the Israeli People

Despite waves of Iranian missile attacks on the country in both Israeli operations against Iran, the public will didn’t crack. After a month of fighting, over three-quarters of Jewish Israelis wanted the war to keep going. Image: An Israeli Air Force Lockeed Martin F-35 Lightening II.

The US midterms were absolutely brutal for US President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

Democrats seized control of both houses of Congress, and won races in traditionally deep red states like Texas, South Carolina, and Kansas.

They also made massive gains in state legislatures and statehouses across the country.

Democrats, of course, are celebrating, as are many world leaders who were fed up with Trump’s tariffs, approach toward Russia and war on Iran.

The regime in Tehran did not hide its glee either. “Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message,” wrote top Iranian negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.

“Driven by greed and hubris, and acting in the service of a deceitful regime, you dragged your country into an unlawful and atrocious war against Iran,” said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei. “Your calculations failed, your assumptions collapsed, and your strategic misjudgments became painfully evident.”

Published originally on November 6, 2026.

Read the full article at the Times of Israel.

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Lazar Berman

Lazar Berman is the diplomatic correspondent at the Times of Israel, where he also covers Christian Affairs. He holds an M.A. in Security Studies from Georgetown University and taught at Salahuddin University in Iraqi Kurdistan. Berman is a reserve captain in the IDF’s Commando Brigade and served in a Bedouin unit during his active service.