Tehran plays down importance of US election as Trump claims victory

6/11/2024 17:54

        Iranians' livelihoods will not be affected by the U.S. elections, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani was reported as saying on Wednesday after Donald Trump declared victory in the presidential vote.
        
        Arab and Western officials have told Reuters Trump may reimpose his "maximum pressure policy" through heightened sanctions on Iran's oil industry and empower Israel to strike its nuclear sites and conduct "targeted assassinations".
        
        "The U.S. elections are not really our business. Our policies are steady and don't change based on individuals. We made the necessary predictions before and there will not be change in people's livelihoods," Mohajerani said, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
        
        During his first mandate, Trump reapplied sanctions on Iran after he withdrew from a 2015 nuclear pact between Iran and world powers that had curtailed Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange for economic benefits.