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Tehran Gloats Over 'Heavy Defeat' For Trump As Americans Said 'No To War' Little is expected to change, for now at least, regarding Iran's state of high alert and readiness to retaliate as it faces off US forces for control of the Strait of Hormuz. However, Iranian leadership is engaging to some 'told ya so' rhetoric and has breathed a sigh of relief that political chickens have come home to roost in the US midterm election, after Democrats have retaken control of the US Senate, and swept the House. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has stated on X Wednesday morning that Americans have resoundingly said "NO TO WAR" at the polls and that Tehran endorses this message , referring to the midterm elections. Conscience or the cost of living, Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message. If the US govt betrays their public will to serve international paymasters and blackmailers, it will learn our NO comes with a Nightmare. — محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) November 4, 2026 He emphasied that the American public rejected war whether because of "conscience or the cost of living," in an initial reaction statement on X. He further warned the Trump administration of a “nightmare” if it goes against the public's will. "If the US govt betrays their public will to serve international paymasters and blackmailers, it will learn our NO comes with a Nightmare," he added. Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who issued a message decaring Nov. 4 as "Iran’s National Day of the Fight Against Global Arrogance" - cautioned the Iranian public that partisan political shifts in the US won't actually alter Washington's fundamental "hostility" towards Tehran . "If there are still those who harbour even the slightest hope that the behavior of the hegemonic system could change through party or factional shifts , or who believe that making concessions to the US could persuade it to abandon its hostility towards the Iranian people, they are gravely…

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