‘Americans said no to war’: Ghalibaf warns US as Trump admits Iran conflict hurt Republicans
Iran’s chief negotiator with the United States, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said that Americans had voted against war, warning Washington against going against public opinion, as US President Donald Trump acknowledged that the conflict with Iran contributed to Republican losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections. “Conscience or the cost of living, Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message,” Ghalibaf said in a post on X. “If the US govt betrays their public will to serve international paymasters and blackmailers, it will learn our NO comes with a Nightmare.”
US Midterm Election Results 2026
In Ohio, former state health official Amy Acton defeated Trump-backed Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in the gubernatorial race, while former senator Sherrod Brown won a Republican-held Senate seat. In Texas, Democrat James Talarico won a Senate seat, and Hinojosa defeated three-term Republican Governor Greg Abbott. In Georgia, Senator Jon Ossoff secured re-election, while Lance Bottoms won the gubernatorial race. Former North Carolina governor Roy Cooper also won the Senate election. In New Hampshire, Democrat Chris Pappas won the Senate race, while Adam Hamilton defeated incumbent Republican Senator Roger Marshall in Kansas.
“I think a part of it was Iran, but at the same time people understood the importance of what I’ve done with Iran,” Trump said. He added that voters were “probably not willing for the short-term consequence of the price of gasoline”. Trump also said he did not regret launching the war earlier this year, according to The Wall Street Journal. Earlier reporting noted: ‘Americans said no to war’: Iran reacts to US midterm election results as Democrats head to flip Congress Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has reacted to the incoming US midterm election results, saying that the verdict has shown that Americans are saying no to war. Earlier reporting noted: “Conscience or the cost of living, Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message.
Democrats’ gains extended to South Carolina, where Annie Andrews defeated Darline Graham, Trump’s handpicked candidate to replace the late Senator Lindsey Graham. If the US govt betrays their public will to serve international paymasters and blackmailers, it will learn our NO comes with a Nightmare,” Ghalibaf wrote on X. Track US midterm election results here
Earlier reporting noted: As the results for the US midterm elections continue, the Democrats have been projected to take control of the US Congress after flipping seats in the Senate and House of Representatives.