foreign desk report
UNITED NATIONS: A spokesman for the Iranian mission to the United Nations (UN) said Iran has no interest in interfering in the U.S. election.
“Unlike the U.S., Iran does not interfere in other country’s elections. The world has been witnessing U.S. own desperate public attempts to question the outcome of its own elections at the highest level,” said Alireza Miryousefi, while denying the allegations against Iran to ABC News.
The outlet had reported that senior U.S. national security officials alerted the American public Wednesday that Iran and Russia had both obtained voter data in their efforts to interfere in the 2020 U.S. election.
“These accusations are nothing more than another scenario to undermine voter confidence in the security of the U.S. election, and are absurd. Iran has no interest in interfering in the U.S. election and no preference for the outcome. The U.S. must end its malign and dangerous accusations against Iran,” the spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Wednesday said Russia is one of Iran’s main partners in defense sector, Iran Press news website reported.
By lifting the UN arms embargo on Iran, Tehran and Moscow could improve cooperation in the sector, Saeed Khatibzadeh was quoted as saying. Iran and Russia continue their negotiations within the framework of the Joint Defense Cooperation Commission.
With the removal of bans, Iran is able to purchase any military equipment and weapons without legal restrictions from “friendly countries,” he said.
Khatibzadeh noted that any U.S. attempt to impose unilateral sanctions on Iran in this regard is a violation of international law and doomed to failure.
Under UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorsed the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, the UN arms embargo against Iran expired on Sunday. However, the U.S. administration imposed unilateral sanctions on Iran threatening other countries to avoid arms deals with the Islamic republic.
