Iran, Gaza, Ukraine: What will US midterm results mean for these conflicts?

What the report says

Al Jazeera reports that the Democrats’ strong showing in the US midterm elections has shifted attention to how Congress may influence US policy on Iran, Gaza and Ukraine when the new lawmakers take office in January. The article says Republicans lost control of both chambers, giving Democrats a majority in the House and Senate, but not the two-thirds support needed to override a presidential veto. That limits how far they may be able to block or reshape President Donald Trump’s foreign policy.

According to the report, the election was widely seen as a judgment on Trump’s approach to foreign conflicts, especially the US war on Iran, which the article says has become deeply unpopular because of its cost and the impact on fuel prices. Trump has defended the war and signaled he may continue strikes or pursue talks, while Democratic leaders say they want to use Congress’s budget powers to restrict funding. Analysts cited by Al Jazeera said that may be difficult if US troops remain involved and because earlier efforts to use the War Powers Resolution have not been effective.

For Gaza, the article says most Democrats have traditionally backed Israel, but a newer group of progressive Democrats won seats while criticizing Israel’s war in Gaza and US military aid. On Ukraine, European officials and Kyiv are described as hoping a Democrat-led Congress will restore stronger support after Trump reduced backing for Ukraine and criticized President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The story frames the results as potentially important, but not an immediate reversal of Trump’s policies.