Iran President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that the country was "very happy" over the departure from office of US counterpart Donald Trump, who led a campaign of "maximum pressure" against the Islamic republic. President-elect Joe Biden, who successfully won the ballot box in November by defeating Trump, has signalled a willingness to return to diplomacy with Iran after four tense years under the outgoing president.
The President in televised comments at a cabinet meeting said, "Some say you are overexcited by the advent of Mr. Biden. No, we are not, but we are very happy to see Trump leave". Rouhani added, "Thank God, these are his final days", he called the president a "tyrant", "the most unruly, lawless president" and a "terrorist and murderer". Tensions between Tehran and White House soared during Trump's presidency as his administration sought to bring Israel and the Gulf Arab states closer together with a hard line against Iran.
Trump "creates obstacles for us purchasing (Covid-19) vaccines, (that is) how much this person is bereft of all ethical and human principles," Rouhani said. "If it wants to be on the correct path, it's there, and if it wants the wrong one, it's also there," he said. He also expressed his views on US Election 2020 result that the outcome of the US election showed the American people's desire for a "law-abiding" president and called on the Biden administration to live up to the expectation.
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