The US does not expect a change in policy from Iran under a new president

White House National Security Council spokesman John, when asked if the US was ready to continue nuclear negotiations with Iran, said emphatically: "No."

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Masud Pezeshkiyan, Photo: Reuters
Masud Pezeshkiyan, Photo: Reuters
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The United States said on Monday that it does not expect a change in Iran's policy after voters in that country elected reformist candidate Massoud Pezeshkian.

"We do not expect this election to lead to a fundamental change in Iran's direction or its policies," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters.

Miller said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is expected to speak in Iran, an adversary of the US since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

"Obviously, if the new president had the authority to take steps to curb Iran's nuclear program, to stop the financing of terrorism, to stop destabilizing activities in the region, those would be steps we would welcome," Miller said. "But, needless to say, we have no expectations that this is likely to follow," he added.

Asked if the US was even prepared to reopen diplomatic dialogue with Iran after Pezeshkian's election, Miller said: "We have always said that diplomacy is the most effective way to achieve an effective, sustainable solution to Iran's nuclear program."

On the other hand, the spokesman for the National Security Council of the White House, John, when asked if the US is ready to continue nuclear negotiations with Iran, said decisively: "No."

"We'll see what he wants to do, but we don't expect any changes in Iran's behavior," Kirby said.

President Joe Biden took office in 2021 hoping to return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal negotiated by former President Barack Obama and overturned by his successor, Donald Trump, who imposed sweeping sanctions on Iran.

The talks, which were being conducted through the European Union, have been partially stalled over a dispute over the extent to which the US will lift sanctions on Iran.

Relations have further deteriorated since the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, which is considered a terrorist organization by the US and the EU and is supported by Iran.

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