The defeat of the Republicans in the mid-term elections in the USA presented Donald Trump with a difficult decision regarding the Iran war. The president, who entered the war with the goal of replacing the government in Tehran, has now lost his party's control of Congress and must choose between ending the war through negotiations and increasing attacks to reach a clearer outcome. Trump's defeat in the congressional elections may bring him closer to an agreement with Iran, but it could backfire and lead to new attacks. On the one hand, Trump is under pressure to end the war, and on the other hand, he does not want to end the war in such a way that it looks like a defeat for America.