Iran hails US voters rejecting war while Khamenei warns hostility won’t end

Author: Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished on: November 4, 2026Country: Iran
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Iran hails US voters rejecting war while Khamenei warns hostility won’t end

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned that changes in US political control would not alter Washington’s policy towards Iran and that any renewed US attack would bring a much wider response. He said Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz had shattered the “myth of America’s invincibility”. Other Iranian officials took a more optimistic view of the midterm results, after Democrats gained control of both chambers of Congress. Donald Trump acknowledged that the US-Israel war on Iran likely hurt Republicans, with voters concerned about higher gasoline prices.

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