'No value to us': Iran and Hezbollah say Trump victory makes no difference to them

Iran and Hezbollah have dismissed the potential impact of a Trump administration on their prospects in the Middle East after the Republican candidate defeated Kamala Harris in the US election. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Fatemeh Mohajerani, Iran's spokesperson, said the country had taken measures to cushion the impact of potential sanctions, while Hezbollah's leader, Naim Qassem, said the success of either candidate in the US election had 'no value' for the group. Qassem added: 'We are counting on the battlefield. We will make [Israel] realise they are losing on the field, not winning, and this loss will prevent [Israel] from achieving its goals' Middle East crisis live ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/nov/06/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-protests-netanyahu-yoav-gallant-sacking-gaza-lebanon#top-of-blog US election 2024 live ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/nov/06/us-presidential-election-2024-donald-trump-kamala-harris-latest-news-updates#top-of-blog The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #iran #hezbollah #lebanon #uselection #politics #donaldtrump #trump #middleeastcrisis #israel #usa