US maximum pressure failed, proud Iranians stand tall: Foreign Ministry spokesman

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the US policy of exerting "maximum pressure" on the Islamic Republic in order to force it into submission has failed along with all “charlatans behind it” while the Iranian nation still stands tall.

Saeed Khatibzadeh made the remarks in a Sunday tweet in response to an offensive tweet by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in which he had insulted the Iranian nation by describing elections in Iran as “a joke” and claiming that Iranian people are starving as a result of the pressures caused by US sanctions.

Pompeo’s tweet came after the office of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei posted a tweet in which it described the chaotic situation in the United States following the recent presidential vote as a spectacle.

“This is an example of the ugly face of liberal democracy in the US,” the Leader’s office’s tweet said.

The situation in the US & what they themselves say about their elections is a spectacle! This is an example of the ugly face of liberal democracy in the US. Regardless of the outcome, one thing is absolutely clear, the definite political, civil, & moral decline of the US regime.

— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) November 7, 2020

Reacting to Pompeo’s insulting tweet, Khatibzadeh said the United States’ so-called maximum pressure policy against Iran has failed along with “the outlaw charlatans behind it.”

“Soon he'll be on ash heap of history, as proud Iranian ppl stand tall,” he added.

Fully understandable that @SecPompeo is furious about having to leave Foggy Bottom after 2.5yrs of one embarrassing failure after the other.

"Max pressure" failed, & so have the outlaw charlatans behind it.

Soon he'll be on ash heap of history, as proud Iranian ppl stand tall.

— Saeed Khatibzadeh (@SKhatibzadeh) November 8, 2020

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman added that the reason behind Pompeo’s anger was understandable, because he “is furious about having to leave Foggy Bottom after 2.5 yrs of one embarrassing failure after the other.”

On Saturday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was declared the winner of the highly controversial US election after he surpassed the 270 electoral votes he needed to oust President Trump.

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Following the declaration, Trump said he refuses to concede defeat, insisting that he will carry on with his legal challenges.

Trump, a hawkish critic of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), unilaterally withdrew Washington from the agreement in May 2018, and unleashed the “toughest ever” sanctions against the Islamic Republic in defiance of global criticism.

The US unleashed the so-called maximum pressure campaign and targeted the Iranian nation with draconian restrictive measures in order to bring it to its knees, but Iran's economy keeps humming and is getting back on its feet.

Following its much-criticized exit, Washington has been attempting to prevent the remaining signatories -- the UK, France China and Russia plus Germany -- from abiding by their commitments and thus kill the historic agreement, which is widely viewed as a fruit of international diplomacy.

In an exclusive interview with Iran’s Alalam news network on Sunday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the new US administration must make up for its past measures and stop its economic war against the Islamic Republic.

US must stop economic war against Iran, return to path of law: Foreign Ministry spokesman

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the US should stop its economic war against Tehran and return to the path of law.

“As the Leader [of the Islamic Revolution] said, the United States must repent. This means that it must firstly, admit to its mistakes and secondly, stop the economic war against Iran. Thirdly, it must mend its ways and commit to its obligations and, as the fourth step, compensate [Iran] for losses [it has inflicted on the country],” Khatibzadeh added.

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