Iran Says Democrats and Republicans Are Equally Same Despite Trump Election Defeat

TEHRAN, Nov 4: Iranian lawmakers have dismissed the significance of the Democratic Party's major victories in the US midterm elections, insisting that a change in political control in Washington would not alter America's approach towards Iran.

Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said Tehran saw little difference between Republicans and Democrats, accusing US President Donald Trump of repeatedly miscalculating his approach towards Iran.

“Dems or GOP, it's all the same to us,” Azizi wrote in a post on X on Wednesday.

He said Iran would maintain its strategic position until Washington met Tehran's fundamental conditions, indicating that the Republican Party's electoral defeat would not lead to any easing of Iran's demands in negotiations with the United States.

Meanwhile, another Iranian lawmaker, Malek Shariati, a member of Parliament's Energy Committee, issued a sharply worded criticism of both American political parties, accusing them of pursuing the same objective against Iran despite differences in their methods.

“Republicans use a dagger, while Democrats use cotton,” Shariati wrote in a post on X.

He claimed that both parties were hostile to the Iranian people, suggesting that Democrats used different methods from Republicans to pursue their policies towards Tehran.

Shariati also issued a threatening warning against any Democratic-led confrontation with Iran, using provocative language to describe how Tehran would respond.

The remarks came after Democrats secured major victories in Tuesday's US midterm elections, taking control of both chambers of Congress and dealing a significant political setback to Trump and his Republican Party.

Iranian officials have offered mixed reactions to the election results. While some have portrayed the Democratic victories as a rejection of Trump's war against Iran, others have warned that the change in congressional control would not fundamentally alter Washington's policy.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said American voters had rejected the war and urged Washington to respect public opinion.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, however, warned that US hostility towards Iran would continue regardless of which political party controlled Congress.

The statements underline Tehran's position that the outcome of the American elections does not necessarily translate into a change in US policy, particularly over the war, sanctions and ongoing negotiations.