Iranian officials celebrate US midterm results as rebuke of Trump's war

Nov 4, 2026

Following the November 3, 2026 U.S. midterm elections in which Democrats gained control of Congress, Iranian officials declared that American voters had decisively rejected President Donald Trump's war with Iran. While Trump acknowledged the war hurt Republicans electorally, he maintained he had no regrets. Meanwhile, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei dismissed expectations of a U.S. foreign policy shift, as naval mine explosions struck four tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on November 4.

Iranian reactions to U.S. midterm results

▪Iranian Judiciary Chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi posted on social media on November 4, 2026 that U.S. President Donald Trump failed in both war and politics
▪Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani declared during a November 4, 2026 rally that the U.S. midterm election results represented a decisive defeat for the United States and Israel
▪Iranian Deputy Parliament Speaker Ali Nikzad stated on November 4, 2026 that U.S. Republican election losses in the November 3, 2026 midterm elections were linked to Washington's policy toward Iran
▪Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf stated on November 4, 2026 that U.S. midterm election results demonstrated American voters' rejection of the war with Iran

U.S. midterm results and Trump's response

▪High fuel and consumer prices in the U.S. caused by the war with Iran that began Feb. 28, 2026 contributed to Republican defeats in the November 3, 2026 midterm elections
▪U.S. President Donald Trump told The Wall Street Journal on November 3, 2026 that he did not regret starting the war with Iran that began Feb. 28, 2026 and would do it again
▪U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged on November 3, 2026 that the ongoing war with Iran was partially responsible for Republican midterm election losses
▪In the November 3, 2026 U.S. midterm elections, Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, defeating President Donald Trump's Republican Party

Statements and status of Mojtaba Khamenei

▪Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned on November 4, 2026 that repeated U.S. aggression would expand the scope of the war with Iran that began Feb. 28, 2026 beyond current bounds
▪Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen publicly since being named successor after the start of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran on February 28, 2026
▪Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei stated on November 4, 2026 that expecting a shift in U.S. war policy following midterm elections was a serious mistake

Tehran anniversary rally on November 4

▪Demonstrators at the November 4, 2026 Tehran rally marking the 1979 U.S. embassy takeover anniversary burned American and Israeli flags and displayed effigies mocking U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
▪Thousands of demonstrators marched to mark the 47th anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover

U.S. military strikes on Iran

▪U.S. President Donald Trump told the Financial Times on November 3, 2026 that he had no immediate plans to order new strikes on Iran
▪The U.S. military conducted limited strikes on Iranian targets on Qeshm Island, Hengam Island, and near Bandar Abbas on November 2, 2026