Iran's Khamenei warns US policy shift expectations are 'seriously mistaken'

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Wednesday that those expecting a US policy shift are "seriously mistaken," warning that repeated aggression would widen the war's scope. His statement followed US midterm elections that gave Democrats control of Congress, reflecting anger over living costs, tariffs, and the war against Iran that began February 28. Khamenei warned that renewed US or Israeli attacks would expand the conflict. Iranian officials welcomed the election results, with chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf saying Americans voted against war and endorsing their message. Judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei called Trump "defeated both militarily and politically."