Iran hails US voters rejecting war while Khamenei warns hostility won’t end
Summary
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said U.S. election results would not end Washington’s hostility toward Iran and warned that another U.S. attack would bring a broader response. Other Iranian officials welcomed the Democrats’ congressional gains, saying U.S. voters had rejected the war, while some in Tehran hoped the new Congress would limit Trump’s actions.Key Facts
- Khamenei said changes between U.S. political parties would not alter U.S. policy toward Iran.
- He said Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz had challenged the image of U.S. military strength.
- Khamenei warned that a renewed U.S. attack would prompt a response on a wider scale.
- The article reports that Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections.
- U.S. President Donald Trump said the war with Iran may have contributed to Republican losses, citing voters’ concerns about higher gasoline costs.
- Iranian parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Americans had voted against the war.
- Iranian officials including Mohammad Mokhber and Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei described the Republican result as a defeat for Trump.
- An Al Jazeera correspondent in Tehran said some Iranians expected a Democratic-controlled Congress to restrain Trump, while others feared the election result could prompt a stronger response.
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