Statement from Khamenei regarding the US elections: Policies will not change

Iran's religious leader Mojtaba Khamenei made evaluations about Washington-Tehran relations after the Congressional midterm elections held in the USA on November 3.

Arguing that Democrats winning the majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate will not create a fundamental change in the US's attitude towards Iran, Khamenei argued that the Washington administration's policies do not depend only on the election results.

Khamenei said that those who think that a change of political leadership in the United States or making concessions to Washington will eliminate the problems between the two countries are "gravely mistaken."

"THE HOSTILE ATTITUDE OF THE USA WILL NOT CHANGE"

Criticizing US policies towards Iran, Khamenei claimed that Washington has taken various initiatives against Tehran since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

Arguing that the attitude of the US administrations towards the Iranian people can be summarized with a long list of interventions and pressures, Khamenei stated that these policies continued during the different American administrations.

Khamenei accused the United States of supporting separatist groups, those who organized coup attempts, and the People's Mujahedin Organization (MEK), which the Iranian administration described as a terrorist organization.

Stating that the organization in question killed many civilians as well as figures from the fields of science, politics and society, Khamenei criticized Washington's alleged support for these groups.

"US INTERVENTION IN IRAN STARTED 70 YEARS AGO"

Referring to the origins of the tension between Iran and the USA, Khamenei reminded the coup organized against the then Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh in 1953.

Arguing that the USA led the coup in order to protect its interests in Iran's national resources and especially its oil wealth, Khamenei said that Washington's interventions against his country have a history of more than 70 years.

Khamenei claimed that in the years following the coup, the United States continued its policies aimed at gaining control over Iran's economic resources.

"IRANIAN PEOPLE SEE MORE CLEARLY THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE USA"

Referring to the fact that November 4 is commemorated in Iran as the anniversary of anti-US demonstrations and the US Embassy raid in 1979, Khamenei argued that the attitude of the Iranian people towards Washington is more evident than in the past.

Khamenei stated that Iranians have demonstrated their stance against the US administration more clearly and decisively today.

Stating that the reasons for Washington's policies towards Iran should be re-evaluated, Khamenei said that his country's resistance to these policies is important for the path to be followed in the future.