Ghalibaf Says US Midterm Results Reject Iran War

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf used Democratic gains in the November 3, 2026, US midterm elections to argue that Americans had rejected the war with Iran, warning Washington against defying what he described as voters’ will. In a November 4 post on X, Ghalibaf said that whether voters were motivated by conscience or the cost of living, they had said “NO TO WAR,” a message he said Iran endorsed. He warned that if the US government betrayed public will, it would learn that Iran’s “NO comes with a Nightmare.” The post did not specify what action Iran might take. His interpretation is a political assessment, not an established explanation for individual voters’ choices. Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, according to election results reported by the Associated Press. The incoming Congress is due to begin its term on January 3, 2027; Republicans retain control of the outgoing Congress until then. The latest House count cited by the Associated Press put Democrats at 220 seats and Republicans at 128, with 25 Democratic gains and counting still under way. President Donald Trump acknowledged that Iran was one factor in Republican losses, while...