Iranian Speaker Links US Midterm Results to Opposition to War

Conflict · First reported 4 Nov, 05:29 · Updated 05:46

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Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said US midterm results showed Americans opposed war. The report also said Democrats were projected to gain control of Congress and noted President Donald Trump’s claim that military action against Iran mattered more than election night.

Ghalibaf interpreted the election outcome as a message against war and said Iran endorsed that message.
The report said Democrats were projected to take control of Congress, with the Associated Press reporting they had flipped the Senate.
Trump attributed Republican losses in the polls to the war with Iran and said US military action there would be more historically important than election night.

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Key facts

Iranian speaker: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
Election date stated: November 3
Seats up for election: All 435 House seats and 35 of 100 Senate seats
Democratic Senate position in report: The Associated Press said Democrats had flipped the Senate.