Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-officials-in-iran-welcome-midterm-results-as-vote-against-war Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio In our news wrap Wednesday, top officials in Iran welcomed the results of the U.S. midterm elections, Israeli President Isaac Herzog says he's accepted the results of last week’s election and will consult with party leaders on forming a new government and Ukraine's air force says Russia launched more than 300 drones overnight. Listen to this Segment
News Wrap: Officials in Iran welcome midterm results as vote against war
In short
Top officials in Tehran interpreted the recent United States midterm election results as an explicit public stance against military conflict. Concurrently, Israeli President Isaac Herzog formally accepted the outcome of his country's election from the previous week and announced imminent consultations with party leaders to establish a new governing coalition. In Ukraine, military defenders confronted massive overnight aerial operations as the nation's air force tracked over 300 Russian drones launched across the country.
Key points
- Iranian leadership views the American midterm results as a significant political turn aga…: Iranian leadership views the American midterm results as a significant political turn against military intervention.
- Consultations with political party leaders will soon begin to assemble Israel's next gove…: Consultations with political party leaders will soon begin to assemble Israel's next governing administration.
- Russian forces continue to conduct widespread overnight bombardments utilizing massive nu…: Russian forces continue to conduct widespread overnight bombardments utilizing massive numbers of unmanned aerial drones.