No matter who won US election: Pezeshkian
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian downplayed the significance of Donald Trump’s re-election, saying that it does not make a difference to Iran who wins the US presidential election because Iran relies on its inner strength as an honorable and dignified nation.
This marks the first comment by the Iranian president on Trump’s election victory in the US.
“We will not be close-minded in developing our relations with other countries. We have made it our priority to develop relations with Islamic and neighboring countries,” Pezeshkian said.
“We deeply believe in the promotion of unity and solidarity among Muslim countries,” he added.
Iran’s government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani had earlier also played down the importance of the US election.
Mohajerani said on Wednesday that it does not matter who becomes the US president because all the necessary plans have been made in advance in Iran.
Mohajerani made the remarks hours before the announcement of Trump’s victory. She told reporters that Iran does not see any difference between Trump and his election rival Kamala Harris.
Iran’s Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif also reacted to the result of the US election, saying that US voters, including the majority of Muslims, explicitly expressed their resentment to Washington’s shameful year-long complicity in Israeli atrocities across Gaza and massacres in Lebanon.
“We hope the incoming administration of [Donald] Trump and [JD] Vance will honor their campaign promises about stopping wars, and learn the important lesson given by the US public concerning ending wars and preventing new ones,” Zarif said.
He stated that Iran, which has well shown its determination and ability to deal with any kind of aggression, is not wooed by threats but values respect.
Trump was re-elected president of the United States on Wednesday after decisively beating his rival Kamala Harris.