The failed attempt to change the regime in Tehran led to a change of regime in Washington: the Democrat Abdul al-Sayed won the elections to the US Senate from Michigan. He became the first Muslim to hold this position. The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad-Bajer Ghalibaf, said that the Americans opposed war with Iran in the mid-term congressional elections. "Whether out of conscience or the cost of living, Americans said 'no to war,' and we stand by that message," wrote Glibaf.