Iran Braces for War and Repression After Trump's Midterm Defeat
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Iranian officials are celebrating the Republican Party's crushing defeat in the US midterm elections, but inside Iran, uncertainty and fear are growing.
Hours after the results, pro-regime crowds gathered in Tehran's Enghelab Square and set fire to a giant banner showing Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, US envoy Steve Witkoff, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Iranian officials have issued defiant statements calling the Republican losses a rejection of Trump's war against Iran.
Some Iranians fear another full-scale war. Others are less sure. But both sides agree on one thing: repression at home will continue.