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Thursday, November 7, 2024
Iran’s Pezeshkian says Trump victory makes no difference to policy in Tehran
Commuters drive past a billboard bearing pictures of Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian (2-L), armed forces chief of staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri (L) US President Joe Biden (2-R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) in Vali-Asr Square in Tehran on October 27, 2024. (Atta Kenare / AFP)
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian downplayed the significance of Donald Trump’s election, saying it would have no impact on the Islamic Republic, state media reports.
“It makes no difference to us who won the US election,” he says, according to the official IRNA news agency, adding Iran has prioritized “developing relations with Islamic and neighboring countries.”
