The United States has called such actions "destabilizing" as it believes space launch vehicles could be used to transport a nuclear warhead.

At least 328 people have been killed and 14,825 others arrested in the unrest, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group that's been monitoring the protests over their 54 days.

Either party could secure a Senate majority with wins in both Nevada and Arizona, where the races were too early to call. In the House, Republicans on Wednesday night were within a dozen seats of the 218 needed to take control, while Democrats kept seats in districts from Virginia to Pennsylvania to Kansas and many West Coast contests were still too early to call.

The former president had sought to use the midterms as an opportunity to prove his enduring political influence after losing the White House in 2020. But he lost some of the night's biggest prizes, particularly in Pennsylvania.

The Likud leader was ready to pull out all the stops in order to unite his base and rally his allies around him. He went to every event – however small – and tackled every challenge with tender care or aggressive force until he got the outcome that he wanted.