Zarif advises US president-elect to abandon Trump’s 'disastrous lawless bullying'

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reacted to the result of the latest presidential vote in the United States and the election of Joe Biden as the 46th US president, advising the new administration to give up its predecessor’s “disastrous lawless bullying.”

According to Press TV, Zarif’s comments came after the US Democrat presidential candidate surpassed the 270 electoral votes he needed to oust the incumbent President Donald Trump on Saturday to become the new US president.

Biden, in his first speech following his win, said it was "time to heal" a deeply divided nation.

In his Sunday tweet, Zarif said, “The American people have spoken. And the world is watching whether the new leaders will abandon disastrous lawless bullying of outgoing regime —and accept multilateralism, cooperation & respect for law.”

The top diplomat then echoed a previous assertion by some other high-ranking Iranian officials, alluding to the fact that a change of the US president per se is not important, but the practical path they take to other countries is what actually counts as “deeds matter most.”

Zarif then pointed out that “dignity, interest and responsible diplomacy” are the main hallmarks that characterize Iran’s track records both in domestic and foreign policies.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that Iran will not be concerned about who emerges the winner of the US race for presidency and that the Islamic Republic’s stance towards the US hegemony will remain unaltered whatever the result of the election.

The Leader said, “Some may think that a government can benefit from submitting to the demands of the United States, but the governments that surrendered to American bullying have suffered the most and their troubles have only multiplied.”

“Iran’s policy towards the US is calculated and clear and does not change with the movement of individuals,” Ayatollah Khamenei stated.

President Hassan Rouhani also on Sunday advised the incoming US administration to make up for its predecessor’s mistakes and return Washington to its international commitments.

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