Iran hails US voters rejecting war while Khamenei warns hostility won’t end

What happened: Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said anyone expecting a Why it matters: Other Iranian officials struck a more celebratory tone, with parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf saying "Americans said NO TO WAR." Al Jazeera reported Iranians believe a Democratic-controlled Congress could restrain Trump, while some in Tehran fear he could launch a new round of war "in an act of revenge." Key numbers: Khamenei's statement was published on November 4, the National Day of the Fight Against Global Arrogance, the anniversary of the 1979 seizure of the US embassy in Tehran.

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said anyone expecting a

Other Iranian officials struck a more celebratory tone, with parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf saying "Americans said NO TO WAR." Al Jazeera reported Iranians believe a Democratic-controlled Congress could restrain Trump, while some in Tehran fear he could launch a new round of war "in an act of revenge." Key numbers: Khamenei's statement was published on November 4, the National Day of the Fight Against Global Arrogance, the anniversary of the 1979 seizure of the US embassy in Tehran.