Iran’s president: No talks with US on militias, ballistic missiles
President-elect Ebrahim Raisi called on the United States to rejoin the nuclear deal.
Iran’s president-elect ruled out future negotiations with the United States over his government’s conventional ballistic missile program and support for Shiite militias across the Middle East.
Ebrahim Raisi, who was elected to the presidency in Friday's national elections, called the ballistic missile program and militia support “non-negotiable" and urged the United States to return to the 2015 nuclear agreement.
"We emphasize that the US government should be sincere toward its commitments while noting that the regional and missile issues are non-negotiable," Raisi said in his first press conference since winning the election.
He also said he would not meet with President Joe Biden, contrasting with his political rival, Abdolnasser Hemmati, who said earlier this month he’d be open to meeting Biden if elected.
