This demand should not be used as a pretext for political disputes, Hojjatoleslam Ebrahim Reisi said.

Those aiming to restore the Iranian nation’s rights should not let the other side waste time, he noted.

Speaking in a session of the Judiciary’s Supreme Council, Reisi recalled the previous attempts against the Iranian nation including the Operation Eagle Claw, known as Operation Tabas in April 1980 during the early years of the Islamic Revolution and warned the Iranian diplomatic team in the ongoing nuclear talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna against the other side’s deceptive tactics.

The Judiciary chief said that removal of all sanctions is public demand and warned against the U.S. administration’s calls for dividing the sanctions on Iran into different groups of JCPOA-related or non-JCPOA related sanctions.

He called on the diplomats against the prolonged talks and wasting the time by the other side.

Tehran is engaged in talks with the remaining signatories to the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) namely China, Russia, and the three major European countries of Britain, Germany and France in a bid to revive the nuclear deal in the Austrian capital of Vienna. The United States is not present as Iran has refused to directly talk with the new U.S. administration that still continues illegal Trump-era sanctions against the Iranian nation.

Reisi also urged the Judiciary personnel to work harder in order to resolve the people’s problem in the current condition that COVID-19 has hit the country. He reiterated that the Judiciary has this potential to eradicate cruelty and injustice in the society.

He noted that today the enemies are working hard to spread disappointment and hopelessness in the society and everyone is tasked to work hard to nullify those efforts and inject trust and hope into the society.

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The post has been vacant since December 2018, when the former deputy chairman of the assembly, Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi passed away.

Last week, Raeisi was also appointed as the judiciary chief by the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

He replaced Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, who had requested in late February to step down after nearly 10 years of service in the position.

The chief of the Iranian judiciary is appointed by the Leader for a five-year tenure that is extendable. Raeisi is the sixth chief to head the country’s judicial body.

Raeisi has held several top-level posts in the judiciary. He was the prosecutor of several cities, including the capital Tehran, Karaj and Hamedan, before serving as the prosecutor-general of the country. Later, He also became the head of the General Inspectorate Organization of Iran which is affiliated to the judiciary.

Since 2016, Raeisi has been the custodian of Astan Qods Razavi, a major institution in charge of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH), the eighth Shia Imam.

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