Trump loses US Congress; Netanyahu faces deadlock at home: What happens to Iran war now?

Two elections, two political setbacks and one unresolved war. US President Donald Trump has lost control of Congress after voters handed Democrats a sweeping victory in US midterms, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is struggling to secure a parliamentary majority following Israel's October 27 elections.

Both leaders, who joined forces in the war against Iran, now face growing pressure at home even as the conflict they launched remains unresolved.Months after the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the war has neither delivered a decisive outcome nor brought Washington and Tehran closer to a lasting settlement. With Trump's Republicans losing both chambers of Congress and Netanyahu's bloc falling short of a majority in the Knesset, the political landscape has changed for both leaders.The timing is significant.

US strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz came just hours before Americans voted, amid continuing exchanges of proposals between Washington and Tehran.