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Tehran residents gathered at Enghelab Square on Wednesday evening and burned a large banner depicting US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance following the Republican Party's loss in the midterm elections. The banner also featured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. The demonstration occurred during a state-organised rally commemorating the 1979 US Embassy takeover during the Islamic Revolution. Demonstrators mocked Donald Trump and celebrated the Republican election defeat, stating that the American public opposes war with Iran and affirming support for the mandate delivered by US voters.

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00:00Tehran residents gathered at Engelab Square on Wednesday evening and burned a huge banner
00:06depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance after their Republican
00:11Party's midterm elections lost. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Special
00:16Envoy Steve Witkoff were also depicted on the banner. The banner burning took place
00:20during a state-organized rally commemorating the student takeover of the U.S. Embassy in
00:25Tehran during the 1979 Islamic Revolution. So Iran is celebrating the loss of Republicans
00:32in the midterm polls. Iran is clearly saying that even Americans are against the war with
00:37Iran and we stand with what the Americans have chosen and the mandate that the Americans have
00:44given. Iran is supporting the mandate and Iran is now mocking Donald Trump and there were
00:50also banners of Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, J.D. Vance and
00:54also Steve Witkoff, the Special Envoy. Their banners were burnt after the Republicans'
00:59loss in the midterm elections.

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