Pezeshkian: Lifting Sanctions and Approving FATF Essential to Resolving Economic Issues

Masoud Pezeshkian stressed internal consensus for confronting internal and external challenges, implicitly referring to responsiveness to public opinion. He also defended the JCPOA nuclear deal briefly and called for resolving the issue of sanctions.

He said the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA) was signed by the very administration that his rivals "criticize and find fault with, yet now they are seeking to finalize and resolve it."

"The JCPOA belonged to the previous government, which the brothers criticize, but now they are trying to finalize and solve it. The JCPOA was an advantage of the past government, but with the obstacles that were created, it was not allowed to succeed. The dispute is about whose name it should carry!" he explained.

"In the region, we have the potential to be a transit hub from east to west and bring significant benefits. Why haven't we achieved this? Because we are in conflict both among ourselves and with our neighbors," Pezeshkian added.

He said the Islamic Republic must "address the sanctions and the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) issues if it wants to resolve economic problems and improve relations with the world."

Highlighting internal political discord, Pezeshkian pointed out that achieving consensus and satisfying the general public are crucial steps toward solving economic and international problems.

His remarks remained general, calling for resolution of issues with other countries, but did not offer details.