Tehran Crowds Burn Trump, Vance and Netanyahu Banner as US Republicans Lose Midterms
Iranians burned a Trump banner and U.S. flags as officials cast the election losses as a political defeat for Washington.
- 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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A giant panel, including Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was set on fire in Tehran.
In Photos: Iranians Mark Anniversary Of 1979 US Embassy Seizure
Iranians gathered outside the former US Embassy in Tehran on November 4 to mark the anniversary of the 1979 seizure, with anti-American demonstrations, flags, banners and displays commemorating the event.
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