November 6, Tehran (MNA) – Despite the possibility of additional penalties against the Islamic Republic, Iran claims that the outcome of the US presidential election, which shows Donald Trump headed for the White House, is not a problem.

Under then-President Trump, the United States unilaterally ended a 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran in 2018 and imposed several harsh penalties on the Islamic Republic.

Iran sees no difference between Trump and his election competitor Kamala Harris, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani told reporters in Tehran Wednesday in response to Trump's likely election triumph.

"We are unrelated to the US presidential election. "Iran and the United States have consistent general policies," she stated.

Mohajerani stated, "It doesn't matter who becomes the president of the United States because all the necessary planning has been made in advance," adding that Iran is ready to handle any more sanctions.

"More than five decades of sanctions have made Iran hardened and we are not worried about Trump's re-election," she stated.  In essence, we don't perceive any distinction between Trump and Harris. Iran's internal authority has increased as a result of sanctions, and we can handle new ones."

On Wednesday, Trump formally became the 47th president of the United States, securing a second non-consecutive term over four years after leaving the White House after losing badly to Democratic opponent Joe Biden. Harris and the twice-impeached Trump, who would be the oldest president ever at the inauguration, the first felon president, and only the second in history to serve non-consecutive terms, have been in a close fight, according to polls for weeks.

In addition to facing sentence in a criminal case for paying hush money to an adult film actress, the businessman-turned-politician is still embroiled in controversy over his historic bid to win back the 2020 election that he lost to Biden.