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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Iran Says Americans Voted 'No To War' After Republican Midterm Defeat
Caption: Iran Says Americans Voted 'No To War' After Republican Midterm Defeat. Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf said Americans had voted "NO TO WAR" after President Donald Trump's Republican Party suffered major midterm election losses. Ghalibaf, Iran's parliament speaker, endorsed what he called the voters' message and warned Washington against continuing the conflict. Trump acknowledged that the Iran war and rising petrol prices had contributed to Republican losses but insisted he did not regret launching the military campaign. The president said the conflict would end "when I say it ends", while warning that major military operations could resume if negotiations failed. Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned that renewed fighting could have "much wider dimensions" and dismissed expectations of a change in U.S. policy. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed four oil tankers caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, although the BBC said it had not verified the claims. The Revolutionary Guards also claimed to have shot down another American drone, following limited U.S. strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island earlier in the week. Indirect negotiations mediated by Qatar remain stalled, with Iran seeking an agreement to end the conflict and address restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Iran,Donald Trump,Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf,Mojtaba Khamenei,Strait of Hormuz,Iran war,US midterms,Qeshm Island,United States,Middle East,Republican Party,Iranian Revolutionary Guard
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