Iranian officials hail U.S. midterms as rebuke of Trump and Iran war
Briefing by News4U · First published
CBC World reported that Iranian officials celebrated U.S. midterm results that delivered Democratic control of both chambers of Congress, viewing the outcome as a voter rebuke of President Donald Trump and the eight-month Iran war. Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf wrote on X that Americans said "NO TO WAR," while Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei warned against expecting any change in U.S. hostility. The report also noted a limited U.S. strike on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz hours before polls opened, ongoing talks to prevent renewed fighting, and public demonstrations in Tehran marking the 1979 U.S. Embassy seizure. [1]