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Tehran Crowds Burn Trump, Vance and Netanyahu Banner as US Republicans Lose Midterms

Demonstrators burned a Trump banner and U.S. and Israeli flags, linking the protest to Republican losses in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.

  • On Wednesday, government supporters in Tehran burned banners depicting President Donald Trump and other American and Israeli officials during a state-organized rally marking the 1979 United States Embassy seizure anniversary.
  • Recent Republican setbacks in the 2026 Midterm Elections fueled the demonstration, as demonstrators used the election results to express opposition to the Trump administration.
  • Government supporters carried a banner reading "We will kill Trump," while participants marched with portraits of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
  • Heightened political tensions between Iran and the United States persist as Iranian officials hailed the midterm results, drawing international attention to the Republican setbacks.
  • The annual event commemorating the 1979 seizure of the United States Embassy underscores the deep-seated diplomatic rift that continues to fuel hostility between Iran and the United States.
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Things went wild when Trump's defeat was celebrated in Tehran.

·Borås, Sweden
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The flames wrap up a huge banner with the faces of Donald Trump, JD Vance, Benjamin Netanyahu and Steve Witkoff. On November 4th in Enghelab Square in Tehran, they participated in a demonstration on the anniversary of the assault at the 1979 American Embassy. The images were raised by Sky News. The gathering followed the Republican defeat in the mid-term elections: Trump acknowledged that the war against Iran contributed to the outcome, while de…

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A giant panel, including Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was set on fire in Tehran.

·Montreal, Canada
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A huge billboard with images of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set on fire in Tehran after the Republican Party lost the US midterm elections. The poster also featured Vice President J.D. Vance and special envoy Steve Witkoff. While the billboard was burning, Iranians took pictures of it with their mobile phones, some of them taking selfies in front of the flames. Footage of the incident was also broa…

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Protothema broke the news in Marousi, Greece on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
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