Members of Parliament: Trump Must Adhere to U.S. Commitments in JCPOA

In response to Trump's victory in Iran, the Deputy Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly assessed the controversial Republican candidate's win as 'beneficial' for Tehran, while the Chairman of the National Security Commission of the Parliament urged the victorious candidate to adhere to U.S. commitments in the 'JCPOA' agreement. Ali Motahari, Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, stated hours after Donald Trump's victory, 'Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election is in favor of Iran.' Motahari described Trump's positions on Middle Eastern issues and Syria as 'good' and mentioned that he seeks to improve relations between the U.S. and Russia. This parliament member also noted that 'Trump does not have a good view and approach towards Saudi Arabia' and does not believe that the victorious candidate will practically oppose the 'JCPOA.' Aladdin Boroujerdi, Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, reacted to Trump's victory by stating, 'The new U.S. government must adhere to its commitments regarding the JCPOA based on international rules.' Boroujerdi added that the Islamic Republic will make decisions based on the results of the U.S. elections and the new government's policies. He also assessed the U.S. presidential election results as a 'reaction of the American people to the interventionist policies of their government in various countries around the world.' According to Boroujerdi, 'What happened in America indicates the dissatisfaction of the majority of the American people with the wrong policies of the government and politicians in various parts of the world.' Hossein Naqavi Hosseini, spokesman for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, also evaluated Trump's victory as a result of the 'hostile policies of the Democrats.' Naqavi Hosseini added, 'We expect the U.S. government to act rationally so that people can be hopeful about the future of their country.' He also stated that the principles of U.S. foreign policy are 'aggression and crisis creation,' and both ruling factions in the U.S. continue this policy. Kamal Dehghani, Deputy Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said that 'changes in America have no relation to the implementation of the JCPOA,' and Iran is not concerned in this regard. Dehghani stated, 'The JCPOA is an international agreement and not just a contract between Iran and the U.S.; the European Union and the Security Council powers and Germany are also involved in that agreement.' He added, 'In any case, if the U.S. takes any action, we are not concerned because ultimately it is the U.S. that will be isolated and it will be detrimental to its interests.' These statements from Iranian parliament members come at a time when Donald Trump had previously labeled the nuclear agreement with Iran as one of the 'worst deals' and promised to tear it up if he won the election. Ali Khamenei also warned on June 15 in response to Trump's comments that 'We do not violate the JCPOA, but if the other side violates it, as the presidential candidates in the U.S. are threatening to tear up the JCPOA; if they tear it up, we will burn it.' In this context, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's Foreign Minister, also stated on Wednesday after the announcement of the U.S. election results that Washington 'is obliged to implement the JCPOA.' Many experts assessed Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election as unexpected, and many countries around the world, including Iran, are waiting for the new U.S. government's policies after Trump's arrival in the White House.