Officially, Tehran Iran maintains that as far as it is concerned, there is no difference whether the U.S. has a Democratic or a Republican president, and that no matter what, America is the Great Satan. However, several regime officials have expressed their views on Trump's reelection and underlined his responsibility for the U.S.'s January 2020 killing of IRGC Qods Force commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani, and for the harsh sanctions policy against Iran. The following are some reactions by senior regime officials and regime-affiliated outlets to Donald Trump's election as the President of the United States:
Hamshari, The Most Widely Circulated Daily In Iran: "The Return Of The Murderer"
The day after the election, November 6, 2024, the front page of the most widely circulated daily in Iran, the Tehran-based Hamshari, highlighted Trump's election and featured an image of him handcuffed in prison uniform with text enumerating "Trump's past crimes against the Iranian people," including "the assassination of [IRGC Qods Force commander] Gen. [Qassem] Soleimani and sanctions against Iran and the Iranian people."
Hamshari front page, November 6, 2024
Former Politician And IRGC Officer Hossein Kanani Moghaddam: "The Sword Of Vengeance For The Assassination Of Soleimani Hovers Over Trump's Head"
Hossein Kanani Moghaddam, former Iranian politician and officer in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said in a November 6 interview for Nameh News: "I believe that Trump leans more towards negotiating and minimizing the tensions in the Middle East, even though he is likely to revive his previous policy. Also, the issue of [vengeance] for America's assassination of Qassem Soleimani [still] exists, and the sword of vengeance for Soleimani's assassination hovers over Trump's head and the heads of his friends and of the perpetrators of this deed."[1]
Image of Trump and IRGC Qods Force commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani (Source: Vista.ir, November 6, 2024)
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Vitrine, The Magazine Of The IRGC-Affiliated Tasnim News Agency: Trump Or Harris – "A Choice Between A Fascist And Scum"
On November 5, Election Day, Vitrine, the magazine of the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency, featured on its cover images of candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris and wrote: "While one of the two main candidates yells that the other is a 'fascist,' the other one calls her "scum." The American citizens are choosing between 'scum' and a 'fascist.'"[2]
Cover of Vitrina magazine , November 5, 2024
IRGC Deputy Commander Ali Fadavi: "Iran And The Resistance Front Are Ready"
Ali Fadavi, deputy commander of the IRGC, said on November 6 in an interview with Al-Masira TV: "We are not ruling out a preemptive strike by America and the Zionist regime aimed at preventing Iran from carrying out Operation True Promise III. Iran and the resistance front are ready, and the Zionists cannot confront us, and they must wait for our response. Our arsenal has enough weapons and facilities to attack the Zionists, and we have not hesitated to attempt to act in this area. The territory of the Zionist regime is small, and we have a bank of sizeable and vital targets in this regime."[3]
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ismail Baqaei: "The Election [Outcome] Is An Opportunity To Reexamine [Trump's] Mistaken Approaches Of The Past"
Ismail Baqaei, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, said on November 7: "The election of the president of America is the responsibility of the residents of this country, and now the American people has made its choice. We have very bitter experience with the past policies and approaches of the various American administrations. The election [outcome] is an opportunity to reexamine [Trump's] mistaken approaches of the past. What is important to Iran, and the criterion for its assessment, is the deeds of the American administration."[4]
Vitrine Magazine: "In Front Of And Behind The Satan"
On the cover page of its November 6 issue, the magazine of the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency, Vitrine, under a headline stating "In Front Of And Behind The Satan," depicted Uncle Sam as a blood-red Satan brandishing coins featuring Trump and Harris, and wrote: "In Iran, there is usually a perception that the Democrats are peace-seekers and the Republicans are warmongers with a more aggressive policy vis-à-vis Iran. But in fact, the positions of the Democrats and the Republicans [both] follow a similar logic. Infrequently, there is an issue such as enmity towards Iran among the politicians of both [U.S.] parties, on which they agree."[5]
Vitrine, November 6, 2024
Tehran Billboard: "America Is The Great Satan"
On November 6, the IRGC-affiliated Tasnin News Agency posted on its Telegram account photos of a new billboard in Tehran showing Uncle Sam ordering Israeli soldiers into battle and featuring text in Farsi and Hebrew. The Hebrew stated: "America will throw you away like used toilet paper."
Source: T.me/Tasnimnews/324502, November 6, 2024.
Front Page Of Iranian Regime Mouthpiece Kayhan: "Trump Is The 47th President Of America; America Is The Great Satan No Matter Who Is President"
The Kayhan daily, the mouthpiece of the Iranian regime, stated on November 7 that with the conclusion of the voting, and the counting of the ballots, Donald Trump became U.S. president for the second time, after a break of four years. It claimed that a review of the American states in the four years of Trump's absence showed that there were fewer changes during the rule of the Democrats than during the Trump era, and concluded: "America is the Great Satan no matter who is president, and it will continue its enmity towards the Iranian regime."[6]
