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."

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."