Iran has said it is not seeking “any concessions” from the United States, insisting that Tehran only wants its rights restored and sanctions lifted, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency.
“We do not want any concessions from the United States; we are only seeking our rights,” Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Friday, according to the report.
The spokesperson said Iran was demanding “an end to America’s criminal actions against the Iranian people”.
“Sanctions must be lifted, Iran’s frozen assets must be released and made available to the country,” he said.
“For the past five decades, we have been subjected to what they themselves call ‘crippling sanctions,” he added.
Baghaei said the sanctions were imposed under various pretexts, primarily over what Washington describes as Iran’s nuclear threat.
“There has been no nuclear threat from Iran against any actor in the region or the world,” he added.
