Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has said that recognition of the nuclear rights of the Islamic republic by the United States will build trust in bilateral relations, local media reported Thursday.

"Respect for rights of the Iranian nation will help reduce Tehran's distrust towards Washington," Mehmanparast was quoted as saying by semi-official Fars news agency.

He underscored the necessity for fundamental and practical changes in Washington's "wrong" approaches towards Iran, and said Tehran will judge the United States by its actions not words, according to Fars.

The remarks by the Iranian spokesman were made in reaction to the recent U.S. presidential elections in which Barack Obama was re-elected.

The outcome of the election showed that Americans want a president that avoids extremist and unilateral policies, the report quoted him as saying.

On the possibility of restoration of relations between the two countries, Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli-Larijani also said the Americans should win Iranians' trust in order to restore the relations, Tehran Times daily reported Thursday.

The resumption of "relations with the United States is not easy, and after all these (sanction) pressure, such relations are not possible overnight," Amoli-Larijani said.

The United States cut diplomatic relations with Iran in 1980 after a group of Iranian students captured some 60 U.S. diplomats in 1979 and 52 of them were held in captivity for 444 days.

Attempts are recently underway by some Iranian expatriates and politicians to restore relations with Washington in order to alleviate the pressures on the country's economy, which has been hit significantly by the Western sanctions over the country's controversial nuclear program. Endi

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