Iran reacts to US election outcome after Democrats’ blue tsunami

Iranian officials portrayed the US midterm election results as a rejection of the Trump administration’s policies, particularly the war against Iran. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf praised voters’ opposition to war and the cost of living, while warning Washington against betraying the public will. Mohsen Rezaei said Donald Trump had been defeated on the warfront, in the Strait of Hormuz and in Washington, while Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei warned that refusing to face reality could bring wider consequences. Democrats won control of both the Senate and the House, driven in part by opposition to Trump’s domestic policies and the war in Iran.