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Iranian Officials Say Midterm Results Show US Voters Have Rejected Trump's War

Iranian leaders hailed the result as a rebuke to Trump, while U.S. voters cited war and higher prices as major concerns, pollsters said.

  • On Wednesday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf declared that American voters rejected the war with Iran during Tuesday's midterm elections, warning that ignoring the public's will would result in a "Nightmare."
  • Democrats gained control of both houses of Congress on Tuesday as voters expressed deep frustration with the ongoing conflict and rising fuel and living costs in the United States.
  • National Security Council head Mohsen Rezai claimed the results represent a "political defeat" for President Donald Trump, while Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei dismissed hopes that policy shifts would change U.S. hostility.
  • Thousands marched through Tehran on Wednesday to commemorate the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover, with demonstrators burning flags and chanting slogans against the United States and Israel.
  • While Iranian officials celebrated the electoral rebuke, Tehran remains on high alert as mediators intensify efforts to prevent renewed hostilities amid ongoing global economic uncertainty and regional military tensions.
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Iranian officials were emboldened Wednesday by a painful electoral setback for U.S. President Donald Trump, and some world leaders were hoping to see if Washington would end its war with Iran.

·Calhoun, United States
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Lean Left

Iran has welcomed the victory of the Democratic Party in the midterm elections to the US Congress. In Tehran, they believe that the results of the vote indicate American dissatisfaction with the war against Iran, which was launched by the administration of President Donald Trump.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Lean Right

Tehran views the results of the interim elections as a refusal by Americans to support the war, but fears Trump will respond to political defeat by new attacks.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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CNN Brasil broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
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