Iranian officials, including parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, framed the US election outcome as a public rejection of conflict. Despite these domestic setbacks for the White House, President Donald Trump continues to weigh potential strikes alongside an existing naval blockade. Tehran is now expected to double down on its nuclear program and maintain seven strict conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. State-linked Iranian media simultaneously celebrated the Michigan Senate victory of Abdul El-Sayed, who campaigned against AIPAC.
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Regional analysts predict Tehran will adopt an even more uncompromising negotiating stanc…: Regional analysts predict Tehran will adopt an even more uncompromising negotiating stance regarding its nuclear program.
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei dismissed the idea that changes in United States politica…: Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei dismissed the idea that changes in United States political leadership would diminish hostility toward Iran.
Iranian authorities maintain seven firm preconditions before they will consider partially…: Iranian authorities maintain seven firm preconditions before they will consider partially reopening the vital Strait of Hormuz.
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Tehran views midterm results as a rejection of Trump’s ‘war on Iran’, signalling US frustration with foreign policy.
Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities are painting the sweeping midterm election defeats for United States President Donald Trump’s Republican Party as a repudiation by the American public of the war on Iran.
“Conscience or the cost of living, Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message,” said Iranian parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led the Iranian delegation in talks with Washington that led to the signing of a short-lived memorandum of understanding in June.
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“If the US [government] betrays their public will to serve international paymasters and blackmailers, it will learn our NO comes with a Nightmare,” read a post on his X account on Wednesday.
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