JAKARTA - Iranian Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif hopes US President Donald Trump will opt for "rationality" in dealing with the Islamic Republic. Zarif stressed Tehran had never tried nuclear weapons.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Zarif said Iran did not pose a security threat to the world.

"I hope this time, Trump 2 will be more serious, more focused, and more realistic," Zarif said.

In 2018, then President Trump reneged Tehran's 2015 nuclear agreement with major countries and reimposed US harsh sanctions as part of the country's maximum pressure' policy.

In response, Tehran violated the agreement in several ways, including by accelerating uranium enrichment.

Trump promised to return to the policies he took during his previous term of office seeking to use economic pressure to force the country to negotiate deals on its nuclear program, ballistic missile program, and regional activities.

Concerns have grown among Iran's main decision maker, Trump during his second term may authorize Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attack Iran's nuclear sites and at the same time further tighten US sanctions against Iran's oil industry.

These concerns coupled with growing domestic anger over the economic crisis, could encourage Tehran to engage in negotiations with the Trump administration over the fate of its rapidly growing nuclear program.


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