Iran takes a victory lap over stunning US election results, claims 'collapse has accelerated'

What happened: Iranian leaders cast Democratic midterm gains as a rejection of President Donald Trump's war with Iran, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei saying "the process of the US's collapse has accelerated." Key numbers: War has lasted more than eight months. More than 1.1 billion barrels of crude were disrupted by end of May, per the IMF. Why it matters: Vice President JD Vance wrote "The reason we lost is the war," and Trump acknowledged Iran "partly" played a role in Republican losses. Khamenei's posts signaled Iran would dig in rather than negotiate.

Iranian leaders cast Democratic midterm gains as a rejection of President Donald Trump's war with Iran, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei saying "the process of the US's collapse has accelerated."

Vice President JD Vance wrote "The reason we lost is the war," and Trump acknowledged Iran "partly" played a role in Republican losses. Khamenei's posts signaled Iran would dig in rather than negotiate.