Iran president says 'no' to pre-election deal with Trump
Despite an official line of indifference toward US election results, Iranian authorities are closely monitoring the race from Tehran.
Mahmoud Vaezi, the most influential man in Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's entourage as well as his chief of staff, has reasserted the Islamic Republic’s stance that talks with US President Donald Trump's administration are not an option.
“We have to make sure that what he failed to achieve at home will not be covered by a foreign policy gain,” Vaezi said of Trump, adding that Iran “will look out in the remaining weeks until we pass this stage by.” The Rouhani aide was referring to the US president’s multiple offers for talks, which Tehran has so far turned down.
