Iranians Hail US Election Rebuke of Trump

Iranians celebrated Wednesday after US voters gave Democrats control of Congress in Tuesday's election, a major setback for President Trump and his Republican Party amid war concerns and rising fuel prices. Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf wrote on X that "Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message," warning of a "Nightmare" if the US ignores the vote. Supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei dismissed expectations of US policy change toward Iran. Thousands marched in Tehran at a government-organized rally marking the 1979 US Embassy takeover, burning American and Israeli flags while chanting "Death to America" and "Death to Israel." The region remains tense over possible US military action against Iran, with talks ongoing to prevent renewed fighting.