Iran sees 'golden opportunity for a sweetheart deal' after US midterms, expert says

Home Shows Perspective Video content Program Middle East To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: PERSPECTIVE © FRANCE 24 10:44 Issued on: 09/11/2026 - 14:49 From the show A leading commentator on Iran says the country sees the results of the US midterm elections as giving them a golden opportunity for a sweet deal. Paymon Azmoudeh from Forward Global was speaking amid conflicting statements from the key players about whether there will be further US military action in Iran. President Donald Trump says that renewed strikes on Iran are "highly unlikely" if talks progress. However, Iran's foreign minister says the midterms have brought a ⁠pause to mediators' work.