Iran Top Negotiator Says Americans Voted 'No to War'
Ghalibaf said the vote showed Americans rejected war as Democrats won control of Congress and gained stronger oversight of Trump.
- On Wednesday, November 4, 2026, Democrats secured control of both the House and Senate in midterm elections, prompting Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf to declare that Americans have said "NO TO WAR."
- The midterm elections on November 3 followed a contentious cycle defined by economic anxieties and foreign policy tensions, particularly the Iran war, with all 435 House seats and 35 Senate positions contested.
- Fox News reported that four key voter groups—young people, independents, rural voters, and Hispanic voters—shifted away from Republicans, driven by dissatisfaction over the Iran war, tariffs, inflation, and concerns regarding the President's conduct.
- President Donald Trump congratulated Democrats on their victory, telling CBS News, "I know a lot of Democrats, I have total veto power and I'm sure we'll be able to work things out."
- Ghalibaf warned that if the U.S. government betrays the public will, it will "learn our NO comes with a Nightmare," while Trump asserted the Iran war would end only "when I say it's over.
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The defeat of the Republican president in the mid-term elections in the U.S. has come on a marked day for Iran: the Islamic Republic has celebrated Wednesday the 47th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979, which resulted in a hostage crisis that lasted more than 400 days.
'Americans said no to war': Iran reacts to US midterms
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has interpreted the US midterm election results as a clear rejection of conflict by the American public, stating, "Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message." This comes as Democrats are poised to take control of the US Congress, securing the Senate and gaining seats in the House of Representatives.
Iran's chief negotiator, Bayer Ghalibaf, commented on the results of the midterm elections in the US The post Iran: The Americans said "no to war" - We support this message appeared first on in.gr.
Americans voted ‘NO TO WAR’ in midterm landslide, and we endorse it, says Iran’s top negotiator
TEHRAN, Nov 4 — Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with the United States, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Wednesday that Americans voted “NO TO WAR” after Democrats routed...
Iran top negotiator says Americans voted 'no to war'
TEHRAN: Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with the United States, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Wednesday that Americans voted “NO TO WAR” after Democrats routed the Republicans in the midterm elections. Democrats won full control of the US Congress in a sweeping landslide of upsets that delivered a crushing rebuke of President Donald Trump and his party. The vote reflected deep anger over living costs, tariffs and Trump’s war against Iran, whic…
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