Raisey said he would not meet Biden even if the two sides agreed to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, under which Iran agreed to halt uranium enrichment in exchange for the lifting of US sanctions.
In response to a question from CNN at Monday’s news conference in Tehran, the president-elect accused the US and the EU of violating the deal, and asked Biden to lift all sanctions that the country’s ballistic missile program “negotiates”. Wasn’t for”.
“My sincere proposal to the Government of the United States is to return [to the agreement] In a quick way … in doing so they will prove their integrity,” Raisi said. “The people of Iran do not have good memories of the JCPOA,” Raisi said, referring to the nuclear deal’s formal name.
“The Americans trampled the JCPOA and the Europeans did not live up to their commitment. I repeat to the US that you are committed to lifting sanctions – come back and live up to your commitments,” he said in his opening statement.
The new Iranian leader said the maximum pressure sanctions campaign first launched by the Trump administration on the country “was not successful.”
“To date, the maximum pressure on our people was not successful, they [the US] Change your mind, and get back to logic. Our people have shown that they can handle pressure.”
Raisi welcomed diplomacy and dialogue, but said Iran’s foreign policy would not be limited to the 2015 nuclear deal.
Raisi also said that he hoped to restore relations with Iran’s regional enemy Saudi Arabia during his tenure. The newly-elected president said he would put “no hindrance” in efforts to reopen embassies in the two countries.
In May, Iran’s foreign ministry confirmed that direct talks between top Saudi and Iranian officials had begun, after a five-year diplomatic freeze and decades of strained relations.
Riyadh and Tehran broke ties in 2016 after Saudi Arabia executed Nimr al-Nimr, a top Shia cleric. Hours later, Iranian mobs stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran and set it on fire.
Raisi never commented on the death panel’s allegations. When asked about the executions during Monday’s news conference, he defended his track record as a prosecutor and judge.
The ultra-Orthodox Muslim scholar said, “I have always defended the rights of the people. Human rights have been the most fundamental foundation on which I have worked.”
Raisi said he was “proud” to have defended human rights throughout his career and said he would continue to do so as Iran’s next president.
Amnesty International demanded on Saturday that he be investigated for alleged crimes against humanity involving the mass executions.
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