[U.S. midterm elections] Iran's supreme leader says, "If you expect change from the U.S. elections, you're mistaken."

(CAIRO = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = While U.S. President Donald Trump suffered a blow after the Democratic Party won a landslide victory in the U.S. midterm elections, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei dismissed as an illusion the expectation that the U.S.'s policy toward Iran would change due to partisan changes.

In a written statement released on his website on the 4th (local time), the International Day Against Oman, Khamenei pointed out, "If there are those who hold out a glimmer of hope that behavior will change due to partisan changes within the US-dominated system, or imagine that making concessions to the US can alleviate hostility towards Iran, they are greatly mistaken."

He also strongly warned that if the United States resumes its attacks on Iran, the war in the Middle East will escalate even further.

Iran's 'International Day Against Arrogance' is a day commemorating the occupation of the US Embassy in Tehran that occurred on November 4, 1979, and every year on this day, events and rallies are held to promote anti-Americanism.

Khamenei emphasized, “If such acts of aggression are repeated, the scale (of the war) will become much more extensive,” adding, “Iran’s previous actions in the Strait of Hormuz and other areas are only the initial stage.”

He referred to the United States as the "Great Satan" and said, "What America really wants is the unconditional surrender of the Iranian people."

At the same time, he warned, “Even the slightest sign of submission will only embolden the arrogant enemy and lead to more invasions.”

Khamenei also defined the current situation in the region, including the Persian Gulf, as "a clear demonstration that the myth that the United States is invincible is a lie."

Khamenei has not appeared in public since he was injured when his father, former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in an airstrike by the U.S. military and Israel in late February.