Iran's Khamenei says US hostility will persist regardless of party in power

Item 1 of 2 An Iranian woman holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during the 47th anniversary of the US expulsion from Iran, in Tehran, November 4, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS [1/2] An Iranian woman holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during the 47th anniversary of the US expulsion from Iran, in Tehran, November 4, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia...

Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab Read more DUBAI, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Washington's hostility towards Tehran will not ​change through partisan shifts or ‌any concessions to the US, and those who believe ​otherwise are “greatly mistaken”, ​Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ⁠said on Wednesday, following ​the Republican Party's defeats in ​the US midterm elections. Khamenei warned that Iran's response to any ​renewed US aggression would ​be on a much greater scale, ‌adding ⁠that Tehran's destruction of US bases in the region and its management ​of the ​Strait ⁠of Hormuz had been part of a ​campaign against US ​hegemony.

Sign up here. “The ⁠US sees the end of its hegemony as ⁠distant; ​we see it ​as near,” he said. Reporting by Dubai ​Newsroom; Editing by Alison Williams Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab Suggested Topics: Middle East X Facebook Linkedin Email Link Purchase Licensing Rights