‘Americans Said No to War’: Qalibaf Reacts to Republican Election Defeat
Iran’s parliament speaker urges Washington to respect public sentiment and avoid repeating past mistakes.
Iranian parliament speaker warns Washington against ignoring public sentiment, says US must not repeat past mistakes
TEHRAN: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has described the Republicans’ defeat in the US midterm elections as a reflection of American public opposition to what he called the war of aggression against Iran.
Reacting to the election results, Qalibaf said the American people had delivered a clear message against war, driven either by their conscience or concerns over the rising cost of living.
“Conscience or the cost of living, Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message,” Qalibaf wrote in a post on social media platform X on Wednesday.
The Iranian parliamentary speaker urged the US administration to respect the will of its people and avoid repeating what he described as past mistakes in its foreign policy.
He warned that Washington would face consequences if it ignored public sentiment and instead acted in the interests of what he called international paymasters and blackmailers.
“If the US govt betrays their public will to serve international paymasters and blackmailers, it will learn our NO comes with a Nightmare,” he stated.
Qalibaf’s remarks came after the US midterm elections, held on Tuesday, in which Democrats made significant gains, with projections indicating that the party was set to take control of Congress after flipping seats in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The election outcome could reshape the political balance in Washington and provide Democrats with greater legislative influence during the remaining years of President Donald Trump’s administration.
Iranian officials have repeatedly criticised US policies towards Tehran, particularly Washington’s military and diplomatic approach to the country. Qalibaf’s latest statement linked the US election results to public opposition to military confrontation with Iran, although his interpretation of the outcome was not independently established by the election results themselves.