The Iranian regime said Wednesday morning that the outcome of the U.S. presidential election has no bearing on Iran's long-term plans, as from Iran's perspective there is no real difference between the victorious President-elect Donald Trump and the defeated Vice President Kamala Harris. I loudly insisted that it wasn't.
“The election of the US president has nothing to do with us. The general policy of the US and Iran remains unchanged.” claimed Government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said at a press conference on Wednesday morning.
“It doesn't matter who becomes president in the United States because all the necessary plans are made in advance,” she said.
Mohajerani said he was “not worried about Trump's re-election” because “Iran has hardened after more than 40 years of sanctions.” This would seem to undermine her previous claim that there is no difference between Trump and Harris, and that the latter is Barack Obama's “successor.”pallet of cash” Approach to Iranian Diplomacy.
“Fundamentally, we see no difference between the two. Sanctions have strengthened Iran's internal power, and we have the power to deal with new sanctions,” she said. insisted.
Iranian officials tend to vacillate between claims, as Mr Mohajerani claimed on Wednesday morning, that US sanctions are meaningless and ineffective. blame The US has imposed sanctions on Iran for all sorts of issues.
Iranian state-run press TV claimed Iranian social media outlets scorned Trump and Harris, branding them “war criminals” for supporting Israel against Iran-backed Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists.
Lots of Iranian sourpas I remembered In January 2020, President Trump ordered the assassination of Iranian terror leader General Qassem Soleimani as he was organizing attacks on Americans in Iraq. Some argued that Harris was doomed for supporting “the genocide of the Palestinian people.”
Unsurprisingly, a popular theme in Iranian social media feedback is that evil Jews eliminated Harris, even though she was also allegedly a key accomplice in the “genocide” in Gaza. The accusation was that the election had been rigged in order to do so.
“Who will win the election? The same people who always win US elections: Wall Street, the Pentagon, and Israel,” one Iranian netizen lamented.
“The reality is, regardless of the analysis, the result is the same: the United States firmly supports the existence of 'Israel', which essentially means the erasure of our existence,” the horror quote reads. Another person said it took anti-Semitism a step further by including Israel's name in it. .
PressTV could not stand Iranians who were happy to see President Trump win, but Reuters Found There are many.
“I'm very happy that Trump won. I hope he will continue maximum pressure on the Islamic Republic and that will lead to the collapse of this regime,” Iranian housewife Zohreh said in a phone interview Wednesday morning. spoke.
“I'm excited that everyone is happy. Trump is a serious leader who will put pressure on the clerical rulers. This is good for the Iranian people who want democratic leadership.” said a student named Palastow.
Even members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)'s notorious Basij militia, a brutal group tasked with repressing Iranian citizens who challenge the theocracy, had some good words to say about Trump's return. Ta.
“Mr. Trump is a businessman. He knows that Iran is powerful and could turn the Middle East into hell if attacked. Rather than inciting war in the region, he We want it to end,” said Basij member Reza Mohammadi, offering an analysis that goes slightly beyond condemning Trump with faint praise.
