# Iran signals satisfaction and skepticism after US midterm vote

https://mins.news/en/item/130898

- DW, 2026-11-05 15:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/iran-signals-satisfaction-skepticism-after-us-midterm-vote/a-79867149?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Iran’s leadership says the US midterm results will not change Washington’s policy toward Tehran. Some officials and commentators, however, see the Democrats’ sweeping victory as a backlash against the Iran war. Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned that Iran would respond more forcefully to any future US military action.

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