U.S. military forces are set to depart from bases in Iraq on Wednesday, a milestone in two bloody decades of American involvement.

By Ahmed Rasheed and Kanishka Singh BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps urged Americans to vote out US President Donald Trump's allies in Congress as US forces were due to withdraw from their remaining bases in neighbouring Iraq on Wednesday in a departure celebrated by Tehran.

As the war with Iran hits the 7-month mark, Trump tells Axios he expects talks to resume despite neither side signaling willingness to change demands.

"Iran remains under enormous military and economic pressure, but its setbacks in its traditional centers of influence have not ended its ability to impose costs elsewhere," writes Hamidreza Azizi.

Asian shares are trading higher, boosted by optimism about artificial intelligence and computer chips despite ongoing worries about the war in Iran.

Iran's president says Tehran wants a deal with the U.S. before November's midterm elections, as the regime puts an offer on the table.

“Any enemy of Saudi Arabia is enemy of Pakistan. That should be very clear," Pakistan's defense minister said.

Saudi Arabia faces escalating conflict with the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen.

Iran wants a deal because it is “losing so badly,” said the president. Mr Trump and many of his advisers reckon America has more to gain by waiting. The volume of oil coming out of the Gulf would seem to prove him right.

Despite ⁠Trump's public statements, mediators facilitating US-Iran talks with the United States have not officially relayed a US rejection of the plan.

Iran’s currency fell to a new record low on Tuesday, with traders in Tehran exchanging more than 2.5 million rials to the U.S. dollar in a stark reflection of how the war in the Middle East has steadily eroded the Iranian economy.