Iran said Monday it will focus on the actions of the new US administration rather than who wins the White House, a day before Americans vote.

“Our position is clear: we do not look at (what happens) tomorrow, we will be watching the approach of the new US administration, whichever party it’s from,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told reporters.

“More than the result of the election, we will pay attention to the actions” of whoever is president, he added.

Since unilaterally withdrawing from a landmark nuclear deal with Tehran and world powers in 2018, the Republican administration of President Donald Trump has re-imposed — and extended — crippling sanctions on Iran.

Trump’s Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, has said he wants to use the 2015 nuclear accord — a pact hammered out when he was vice president under Barack Obama — as a “starting-point for follow-on negotiations” with Tehran.

Iranian officials have repeatedly said they favor no specific candidate in the race, while also calling for a return to the nuclear accord, the lifting of sanctions and compensation for damages caused.

“What is clear is that both parties have realized the extent of the failure of their policies” regarding Iran, Khatibzadeh added, referring to the Republican and Democratic parties, and emphasizing that the “framework for talks” is the nuclear deal.

Source: AFP