Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute, stated that the results of the U.S. midterm elections will have a "significant impact" on the evolution of the war in Iran. Parsi told Al Jazeera that if the Republican Party loses in the midterms, Donald Trump could "become more reckless" on the Iran issue, noting that Israel might pressure Donald Trump to "start a third round of war" before the new Congress takes office.