Qatari official: Iran is waiting for the US to change its behavior after the elections Ali al-Thawadi, the strategic affairs adviser to Qatar's foreign minister, said that Iranian officials are waiting to see what effect the US midterm elections will have on Washington's approach to Tehran. Al-Thawadi said in an interview with the Washington Post: "Iran's leaders are waiting to see if these elections have really changed America's behavior." He added: "The Iranians saw in the letter of J. Dee Vance, US Vice President, a sign of respect and congratulations on the fact that Vance called the war a mistake. "Now they want to see if America lives up to its commitments on an issue that Democrats and Republicans seem to agree on."