Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday that Republicans’ midterm election defeat last week was clear evidence that U.S. voters are against the war in the Middle East, as President Trump weighs another escalation in the conflict.
Mr. Araghchi said on social media that Mr. Trump “clearly recognizes” that a significant number of people are “disgusted with Israel” and the Iran war.
“Strikingly, he seems confused about why that’s the case,” he said. “Americans are evidently sick and tired of Israel bamboozling U.S. administrations into Forever Wars. They had enough. So has our region.”
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His comments were attached to a clip from Mr. Trump’s recent CBS News “60 Minutes” interview with Ross Douthat, in which he concluded that the devastating loss at the ballot box was due to higher gas prices, an unpopular war and a dislike for Israel.
Mr. Araghchi’s post could be read as a warning to Mr. Trump not to restart combat operations against Iran.
The U.S. has not conducted large-scale attacks against Tehran in weeks, and Qatari mediators are trying to broker a peace agreement that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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