In Iran, Middle East, anti-US and conservative hardliner Raishi, who won the presidential election, said at a press conference that he would call for a complete lifting of sanctions in indirect talks on a nuclear agreement with the United States. I did.
On that basis, he emphasized the idea of strengthening relations with neighboring countries and facing the United States.
In the presidential election held in Iran on the 18th, Islamic law scholar Laisi, who is the representative of the judiciary, won, and a conservative hardline government will be born for the first time in eight years.
At a press conference for the first time since the election, Rev. Laisi said, "It was the United States that broke the agreement and lifted all sanctions." It should be done, "he said, calling for the lifting of all sanctions imposed by the former Trump administration, which had withdrawn from the agreement.
He said he would not comply with the restrictions on ballistic missile development that the United States is demanding, and that he would not meet directly with President Biden.
On that basis, regarding Iran's foreign policy, he said, "Our diplomacy is not limited to nuclear agreements. We will expand our relations with all the countries in the world." It strengthened and emphasized the idea of facing the United States.
On the other hand, when asked by the U.S. government that he was subject to sanctions for being involved in the crackdown on anti-government demonstrations in the past at the judiciary, he said, "As a legal expert, I have always taken the position of defending human rights. I strongly argued.
Mr. Raishi is scheduled to take office in August, succeeding the current President Hassan Rouhani, and while the domestic economy is severely damaged by the sanctions by the United States, what kind of relationship will he have with the United States and the international community? There is a lot of interest in building it.