Iran’s Ambassador in Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam underscores Iran’s “steadfastness against American bullying and economic terrorism”, saying that if the US implements and accepts Iran’s terms, “we are ready to sit down and negotiate with them”, state-run IRNA reports.

Speaking in an interview with AsiaOne, Moghadam said, “Even though they (the US) imposed two senseless wars on us, we never walked away from the negotiating table. It was the US and Trump who pulled out of the 2015 JCPOA deal.”

He adds that Tehran asks for an end to the war, the release of its blocked funds, and an end to the naval blockade.

Commenting on the Makkah pact, the envoy said, “It has to be clear what the goal behind the agreement is. They’re definitely reviewing it in Iran right now. And if this is meant for security within the region to keep outsiders from meddling in our country — meaning we block Israeli influence, we block American influence — that’s a very good thing.”