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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