Zelenskiy said negotiations must move at full speed to end the war as soon as possible; Ukraine is prepared to take necessary measures and has submitted a clear proposal to the US.

Trump will face a Democratic-controlled Congress from January, raising the risk of prolonged policy gridlock and intensified investigations or impeachment, but also increasing pressure for bipartisan deals with direct market impact. Looming deadlines to avoid a debt default or government shutdown could force compromises that include repealing the debt ceiling, boosting defence and domestic agency spending, extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, capping prescription drug prices and approving trade agreements to lower tariffs that have pushed up inflation. Washington veterans point to precedent: budget and debt deadlines during Trump’s first term and the Democratic House’s role in advancing the USMCA in 2019.

伊朗塔斯尼姆通訊社：伊朗革命衛隊指揮官顧問表示，若爆發戰爭，德黑蘭的報復行動將不僅限於攻擊來源地。