Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismissed Tuesday the idea of any new negotiations on the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal during the tenure of the next US president.
The statement came as a message to US presidential candidate Joe Biden, who announced that his administration would attempt to renegotiate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) if he wins the elections.
“Under no circumstances would Tehran consider renegotiating the terms of JCPOA… If we wanted to do that, we would have done it with President (Donald) Trump four years ago,” Zarif said in an interview with the CBS News.
The Foreign Minister said Iran's government has no preference between Trump or Biden.
“The statements by the Biden camp have been more promising, but we will have to wait and see,” he said, adding that what is important for Iran is how the White House behaves after the election.
The Minister said that obviously, Iran can find a way to reengage in the Deal.
“But reengagement does not mean renegotiation …It means the US coming back to the negotiating table,” Zarif said.
Commenting on the US economic sanctions on Iran, he said the Trump administration's "maximum pressure" campaign has failed.
Zarif dismissed allegations from US intelligence agencies that Iran has been trying to influence the presidential polls by allegedly obtaining US voter registration information and using it to try to erode confidence in the election process.
"Trump is the single person who is making the most important and effective affront against the US electoral system,” he said.
The Minister revealed that the Iranian government received a letter from the Trump administration warning the country not to take action on the election.
