Tehran rally denounces US after Republicans lose Congress
Crowds gathered outside Tehran’s former US embassy hours after Republicans lost Congress, with Iran’s war and living costs cited as factors in the midterm backlash.
Thousands held an annual anti-American rally outside Tehran’s former US embassy hours after Republicans lost control of Congress.
Demonstrators chanted against America and Israel and carried banners targeting Washington, Israel and Donald Trump.
Banners also called for revenge for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in US-Israeli strikes that sparked a regional war in late February.
A 40-year-old participant said America had long pressured Iran but had not been able to break it.
The midterms were widely seen as a verdict on Trump’s second term, with living costs, tariffs and the Iran conflict playing a major role.