MARK ALMOND: Humiliated Trump must now keep his nerve – and pound Tehran’s blood-soaked mullahs into submission

Donald Trump faces pressure to end the Iran war after midterm losses, which the article says were driven by the conflict and rising petrol prices. The author argues that a US withdrawal now would embolden Tehran and weaken Western influence, and urges the US to continue its military campaign.

The article says Iran has disrupted oil supplies by seizing the Strait of Hormuz and cites the regime’s taunting response to the US election result. It claims Iran had advanced uranium enrichment and weapons-related work, while satellite images show repairs to missile facilities and suspected nuclear sites; it compares a possible US retreat with Britain’s withdrawal during the 1956 Suez Crisis.