US strikes Iran hours before key election | DW News

Just hours before Americans head to the polls for the midterm elections, the United States reportedly launched fresh strikes on Iran. Washington says the attacks were limited and defensive but the timing raises questions over whether a diplomatic deal with Tehran is still possible. So why strike now? What does it mean for the wider US-Iran confrontation? And could it influence elections that may shape the final chapter of Trump's presidency? DW's Anja Kueppers-McKinnon speaks to US journalist and analyst Gordon Robison and to Iran expert Rowena Binti Abdul Razak from SOAS University of London.

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Chapters:

00:00 US strikes Iran hours before midterm voting

01:27 Why Qeshm Island matters to Tehran

02:38 How Iran could respond to the latest attack

05:25 Nuclear threats and Iran's red lines

07:00 Can diplomacy survive the new strikes?

09:12 Will the Iran war affect the midterm vote?

11:55 Trump's war dilemma: bombs and diplomacy

13:54 What issues are really driving American voters?

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