“The United States is obliged to lift all oppressive sanctions on Iran,” Raisy said at a news conference.

Raisi sits in front of a bunch of microphones, most of them from countries where Iran and Tehran-backed militias are located. He seemed nervous at first, but at the hour-long press conference, he slowly became relaxed.

When asked about Iran’s ballistic missile program and its support for regional militias, Raisi described these issues as “non-negotiable.”

Tehran’s attack aircraft fleet mainly dates back to before the Islamic Revolution in 1979, which forced Iran to invest in missiles as a hedge against its Arab neighbors that had purchased billions of dollars in US military hardware over the years.

Iran also relies on the Houthis in Yemen and Hezbollah in Lebanon and other militias to fight against enemies such as Saudi Arabia and Israel.

Subject to U.S. sanctions

When it was possible to meet with Biden, Ressi simply replied: “No.” His moderate rival in the election, Abdolnasser Hemmati, had hinted during the election that he might be willing to meet with Bye. Ascend.

The White House did not immediately respond to Lacey’s statement on Monday. Raisi will become the first serving Iranian president to be sanctioned by the US government before taking office, partly because he serves as the head of Iran’s internationally criticized judiciary-one of the world’s top executioners.

The victory of Raisi, the disciple of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was achieved with the lowest turnout in the history of the Islamic Republic. Millions of Iranians stayed at home despite their vote in favor of Raisi.

Among those who actually voted, 3.7 million people inadvertently or deliberately invalidated their votes, far exceeding the number seen in previous elections, indicating that some people do not want any of the four candidates. In the official results, Raisi won a total of 17.9 million votes, accounting for nearly 62% of the total 28.9 million votes.

The election of Raisi put the hardliners firmly in control of the entire government, as the negotiations in Vienna continue to try to save a broken agreement aimed at limiting Iran’s nuclear program, and at this time Tehran is enriching uranium at a level of 60%, which is history.? ?The highest level, but it is still not up to the level of weapon level.

After the latest round of negotiations on Sunday, representatives of the world’s major powers of the agreement returned to the capital for consultations.

Progress made

Senior diplomats from countries participating in the talks said that on Sunday, Iran and global powers made further progress in an attempt to restore the landmark 2015 agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear development abandoned by the Trump administration. They said that it is now up to the governments involved in the negotiations to make political decisions.

Raisi’s election victory has raised concerns that it may complicate the possibility of returning to the nuclear agreement. In his speech on Monday, Raisy called the lifting of sanctions “the core of our foreign policy” and urged the United States to “repay and fulfill your commitments in the agreement.”

Regarding Saudi Arabia, which recently began secret negotiations with Iran in Baghdad to ease tensions, Raisi said that Iran has “no problem” with the possible reopening of the Saudi embassy in Tehran and “there is no obstacle to the restoration of relations.” Due to the deterioration of relations, the embassy was closed in 2016.