Iran's Supreme Leader Says U.S. Midterm Election Results Will Not Change U.S. Hostility; U.S. President Acknowledges War Against Iran Affected Republicans' Electoral Prospects

Trump acknowledged that going to war against Iran had pushed up gasoline prices and affected Republicans' electoral prospects, but said he would still make the same decision.

On the same day, U.S. President Trump acknowledged that going to war against Iran had pushed gasoline prices higher in the short term and affected the Republican Party's prospects in the midterm elections, but said that if he could do it over, he would still make the same decision. U.S. Senate Democratic leader Schumer said that day that the war against Iran “must end.” According to U.S. media reports, the U.S. House of Representatives could vote as early as next week to impeach U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth.

Rallies condemning hegemonism were held across Iran to commemorate events including the occupation of the U.S. embassy.

CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): On November 4, rallies condemning hegemonism were held in many locations across Iran to commemorate the 1979 occupation of the U.S. Embassy by Iranian students and Iran's officially designated “Day Against Global Arrogance.” In an address that day, Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba said that changes in the balance of power in Congress resulting from the U.S. midterm elections would never alter America's hegemonic behavior, and that the idea that concessions to the United States could make it change its hostile policy toward Iran was completely mistaken. He stressed that if aggression occurred again, Iran would respond on a larger scale.

International oil prices fell sharply on November 4, with both New York crude oil futures and London Brent crude oil futures declining by more than 8%.

International oil prices fell sharply on November 4 amid market expectations that the U.S. midterm election results might lead the United States to accelerate an end to the war against Iran. Crude oil futures prices in New York and Brent crude oil futures prices in London both fell by more than 8%.

Mojtaba said the U.S. midterm election results would not change U.S. hegemonic behavior and warned that renewed aggression would be met with a larger-scale response.

CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): On November 4, rallies condemning hegemonism were held in many locations across Iran to commemorate the 1979 occupation of the U.S. Embassy by Iranian students and Iran's officially designated “Day Against Global Arrogance.” In an address that day, Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba said that changes in the balance of power in Congress resulting from the U.S. midterm elections would never alter America's hegemonic behavior, and that the idea that concessions to the United States could make it change its hostile policy toward Iran was completely mistaken. He stressed that if aggression occurred again, Iran would respond on a larger scale.