Iran is bracing for more war regardless of the upcoming U.S. and Israeli election results. Leaders in Tehran expect little policy change despite the ongoing political uncertainty. Hamidreza Azizi said, "They have been expecting a new round of war already for a few weeks, and they've been preparing accordingly."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is jockeying to stay in power, and President Trump is in a tough midterm fight, yet Iran's leaders do not expect a major shift in Israeli or U.S. policy.

Little is clear about the power dynamics that will govern Israel and the United States in the coming months after pivotal elections in both countries. But Iran's leaders are watching the contests closely, analysts said, and bracing for a renewed round of conflict whatever the outcome.

In Israel, this week's national elections showed that neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right alliance nor the main opposition bloc, led by Gadi Eisenkot, the country's former top military official, won enough votes to form a government. That has set the stage for weeks of uncertainty.

In the United States, Democrats appear to be in a strong position to at least take control of the House in the midterm elections next week. But the exact size of their win, and whether they secure a majority in the Senate, will determine if they can actually put a brake on President Trump's policies, including the war with Iran.

Tehran expects more attacks whoever takes control in Israel or of Congress, and has shown little willingness to make concessions demanded by the Trump administration to seal a peace deal.

"They have been expecting a new round of war already for a few weeks, and they've been preparing accordingly," Hamidreza Azizi, senior Iran analyst at the International Crisis Group, said of the Iranian government.

In Israel, Iran would welcome the removal of Mr. Netanyahu from power, said Mohammad Saleh Sedghian, director of the Arab Center for Iranian Studies in Tehran. The Israeli leader helped persuade Mr. Trump to attack Iran this year and sought to orchestrate new airstrikes on Iran ahead of the election. But Iranian leaders believe that changing prime ministers would probably have an impact only in the short term rather than leading to a fundamental shift in Israeli policy, Mr. Sedghian said.

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