Pezeshkian was responding to a question during a press conference in Tehran about whether Tehran was open to direct talks with the United States to revive Nuclear deal For the year 2015.
In 2018, the former US President retreated Donald Trump On this agreement, on the grounds that it offers Tehran too many advantages, and re-imposed harsh US sanctions on Iran, which prompted it to gradually violate the nuclear restrictions of the agreement.
“We are not hostile to the United States. They should stop their hostility towards us by showing their goodwill in practice,” Pezeshkian said, adding, “We are brothers to the Americans as well.”
After taking office in January 2021, US President Joe Biden tried to negotiate Reviving the nuclear deal Under which Iran restricted its nuclear program in exchange for easing sanctions imposed by the United States, the European Union and the United Nations.
But Tehran refused to negotiate directly with Washington, and worked mainly through European or Arab mediators.
