Harsh statements came one after another from the Iranian administration towards US President Donald Trump and the Washington administration. Iranian religious leader Mojtaba Khamenei argued that the US's hostile attitude towards Tehran will not end with the change of power, and said that they would respond much more strongly to a possible new attack. Hamid Reza Moghadamfar, advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Guards Army, warned that Iran will use new military doctrine and technologies.
Iranian officials interpreted the Republicans' loss of the majority in both houses of Congress in the US midterm elections as a reaction to the Trump administration's war policies.
Iranian religious leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in his statement regarding US policies towards Tehran, argued that the changes in power in Washington will not change the hostile approach towards Iran. Stating that the USA wants unconditional surrender from Iran, Khamenei claimed that making concessions to Washington would encourage new attacks.
Khamenei said, "Making concessions to the USA will not deter it from being hostile to the Iranian people. This is a great mistake and ungratefulness towards the great achievements of the Iranian people. The desire of the Great Satan is the unconditional surrender of the Iranian people. This will only encourage the enemy to make greater demands, start new wars and launch new attacks."
Arguing that the end of US hegemony is near, Khamenei stated that Washington sees this end as distant. Khamenei said that if the US repeats its aggressive stance, Iran will give a much bigger response.
Hamid Reza Moghadamfar, advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, also made harsh statements against the USA and Israel. Stating that if the USA attempts a new attack or invasion against Iran, different military technologies and a new doctrine will be put into effect, Moghadamfar said:
"In any invasion attempt by Washington or attack on our territory, a new military doctrine and new technology will be used. Iran's response will be unlimited and disproportionate in a way that the enemy cannot foresee."
Claiming that the US military presence in Afghanistan and Iraq has ended, Moghadamfar argued that Washington no longer has a safe space in the region.
Moghadamfar said, "America lost its bases in Afghanistan and Iraq and became a displaced entity in the region. The country's military bases, which were deployed in various countries for years, collapsed today and America has no safe place in the region."
"Deep economic losses, loss of military prestige and the destruction of 98 drones, fighter jets and radar systems are just part of the consequences of the defeat of the United States and Israel," Moghadamfar said.
Stating that the response to possible attacks within the scope of Iran's new military doctrine will not be limited to traditional retaliation, Moghadamfar said that Tehran may focus on larger, asymmetric and disproportionate targets. He stated that these goals will not be restricted by geographical and temporal boundaries.
Warning that there will be a response if Iranian commanders or political leaders are targeted, Moghadamfar said, "If Iranian commanders and political leaders are targeted, enemy commanders and political leaders will also be targeted, and the price of attempts to disintegrate Iran or create unrest within Iran will be very heavy."
Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Nikzad Semerin, in his speech at the parliamentary session, described Trump's election defeat as "the aftershocks of his defeat against the Iranian people."
Nikzad evaluated, "The US President, who tries to gain victory with the rhetoric he uses on social media and lives in his dream world, has also suffered defeat in his domestic politics."
In his speech, Nikzad touched upon November 4, World National Day of Struggle against Imperialism and the anniversary of the seizure of the US Embassy in 1979, and argued that Washington has been interfering in Iran's internal affairs since the 1953 coup.
Nikzad stated that there would be an "overwhelming response" to a possible military initiative in the Strait of Hormuz and that US forces would have to leave the region.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammed Baqir Qalibaf also made a statement on his X account following the midterm election results in the USA. Arguing that the US people took a stand against the war, Kalibaf said:
"Whether by following their conscience or under the pressure of living expenses, the American people said 'no' to war, and we support that message."
Kalibaf stated that Iran would respond harshly if the Washington administration acts against the will of its people.
