The Iranian government expressed indifference following Donald Trump’s U.S. election victory.
“It does not matter who becomes president in the United States as our plans were made in advance,” said government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani.
Senior Iranian politicians did not initially comment on Trump’s election.
The two countries no longer maintain direct diplomatic relations.
Trump’s previous U.S. presidency had a major impact on Iran, as he pulled the United States out of an international nuclear accord with Tehran.
He imposed new sanctions and classified the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.
However, it is possible that Trump now charts a new course.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had expressed hope of better relations with the West when he took office.
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