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A senior Iranian diplomat has slammed unilateral sanctions as they have had adverse effects on measures adopted by developing countries to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

A conservative Iranian newspaper has argued that if Tehran enters into talks with the incoming US administration, then China, Russia and India will cast doubt on the sincerity of Iran’s “Look to the East” policy.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says US President-Elect Joe Biden will probably have a transition period studded with tensions.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has dismissed as unacceptable and lacking legal grounds a draft human rights resolution put forward by the Canadian government at the UN as well as Ottawa’s rehashing of groundless allegations based on unreal and fabricated reports.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran and Washington will move away from an atmosphere of threat and progress towards further opportunities with Joe Biden in the White House.

The Iranian foreign minister says US President-elect Joe Biden must lift all the anti-Iran sanctions if he wants to return his country to the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf urged the new US administration to resume honoring the 2015 nuclear deal without any preconditions and make up for the harm its predecessor has done to the people of Iran.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Saeed Khatibzadeh has categorically denied media reports about the killing of an official of al-Qaeda terrorist group in Iran.

US presidential election ended with the victory of Democrat candidate Joseph Biden. But does it really mean the end of Donald Trump’s era?

A week after the announcement of the election results and the victory of Joe Biden in the United States, Donald Trump, the unpredictable and the incumbent president, has not yet accepted his defeat with a kind of childish stubbornness and resorting to made-up excuses.

Iran’s health ministry spokeswoman says US sanctions have prevented Iran from making pre-payments for the coronavirus vaccine.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his US counterpart’s administration that sought the fall of the Iranian establishment has faced a “humiliating” defeat itself after being opposed by the American voters.

Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs, says the US election results show half of the US population supports President Donald Trump’s mindset and mentality.

The Iranian president says his country’s fundamental policies will not change no matter who becomes the next US president.

A senior Iranian official says Tehran will be neither intimidated by the re-election of Donald Trump nor overjoyed by Joe Biden’s coming to power as the US President.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the incoming administration of US President-elect Joe Biden must honour the other nations’ rights and re-embrace adherence to recognized international law if it wants to restore America’s credibility.

Iran’s government spokesman has expressed hope that the administration of the new US president will adopt decisions which would serve the interests of both Iran and America and the whole world.

A senior Iranian official has urged authorities in the administration of the new US president to correct Washington’s mistakes.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says Tehran sees no immunity for those behind the assassination of top Iranian commander, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, and they will remain on Iran’s “wanted list”.

An expert on Middle East affairs says Joe Biden’s return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran will be the beginning of broader negotiations between Tehran and Washington on non-nuclear issues.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had a meeting with his Chilean counterpart Andrés Allamand Zavala in the Bolivian capital of La Paz.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on the incoming US administration to accept multilateralism, cooperation, and respect for law.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sat down with Bolivian president-elect Luis Arce on Saturday, calling for the promotion of mutual relations.

President Hassan Rouhani has highlighted the American people’s rejection of the wrong and harmful policies of their government over the past three years, saying the next US administration has an opportunity to correct the mistakes and return to the international commitments.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is on a trip to Bolivia, has held a phone conversation with his Nicaraguan counterpart Denis Moncada Colindres.