JAKARTA - The Iranian government said on Friday it was not asking for "any concessions" from the United States, stressing that Tehran only wanted its rights restored and sanctions lifted, according to Iran's Tasnim news agency.
"We do not want any concessions from the United States; we only demand our rights," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said, according to the report, launching Anadolu (22/5).
The spokesman further said Iran demands "an end to the criminal actions of the United States 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 'crushing sanctions'," he added.
Baghaei said the sanctions were imposed under various pretexts, especially over what Washington described as Iran's nuclear threat.
"There is no nuclear threat from Iran to any actor in the region or the world," he said.
Baghaei also discussed developments related to the Strait of Hormuz, criticizing the US naval blockade as "completely contrary to international law."
He called on Washington to take steps to end the blockade.
It is known that regional tensions remain high since the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran in February and Tehran retaliated with attacks targeting Israel and US facilities in neighboring countries in the region, along with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
The two-week ceasefire came into effect on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, but talks in Islamabad failed to reach a lasting agreement.
US President Donald Trump then extended the ceasefire indefinitely while maintaining a blockade on ships sailing to or from Iranian ports through the strategic waterway.
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