Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh believes that both American parties have realised “how much of a failure their policy has been”.
The Iranian side is ready to engage in a dialogue with any next US president as part of the nuclear deal. This was stated by Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Monday.
“We will proceed from what policy the new US government will pursue, whatever party it belongs to. The framework for dialogue is clear – the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCAP)”, – he said. The press conference was broadcast by PressTV.
Khatibzadeh added that “both [American] parties have realised the failure of their policies and they have failed to achieve their goals.
The upcoming general elections in the US on 3 November will elect a president and vice president, 35 senators, all 435 members of the House of Representatives, 13 state and territory governors and local authorities. Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joseph Biden are competing for the presidency.
The future of the nuclear deal was in question following the unilateral withdrawal of the US on 8 May 2018 and the imposition of sanctions on Tehran for oil exports by Washington. According to Tehran, the other parties, especially Europeans, do not fully adhere to their obligations in the economic part of the agreement, so the deal as it stands makes no sense. Therefore, Iran has begun to suspend its obligations under the JCAP for uranium enrichment and research activities in stages, and in early January announced the completion of this process.