White House Says Trump Holds All Cards Against Iran as 4% Cited Foreign Policy as Top Voter Issue
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 8
White House Says Trump Holds All Cards Against Iran as 4% Cited Foreign Policy as Top Voter Issue
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 8
Summary
The White House said Trump is in a "very strong position" against Iran, citing control of the Strait of Hormuz and what it called a collapsing Iranian economy, while saying only Trump knows whether he will escalate.
Iranian rhetoric sharpened after the U.S. midterms: Mojtaba Khamenei mocked America's "collapse," Tehran staged a "Trump in a Cage" exhibit, and state media circulated threats against targets in France, Germany and Britain.
Analysts quoted in the report said Tehran is trying to portray the midterm result as proof military action against Iran carries an unbearable political cost in Washington.
Exit polling undercut that claim, with 4% of voters naming foreign policy as the country's top issue, while experts argued Iran may instead be trying to wait out Trump's remaining 2 years in office.