Iran said Monday it hoped the incoming US administration under Donald Trump would adopt a “realistic” approach and show “respect” for the interests of countries in the region.Trump will be sworn in for a second term as US president on Monday.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“We hope that the approaches and policies of the [new] US government will be realistic and based on international law and respect for the interests and desires of the nations of the region, including the Iranian nation,” said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei during a weekly press briefing.Baqaei lambasted the outgoing administration of Joe Biden over its support for Israel in its war with Hamas.He also said Biden’s administration had failed to “show any seriousness” in reviving the nuclear deal with Iran.During his first term, Trump pursued a policy of “maximum pressure” against Iran, withdrawing the United States from a 2015 landmark nuclear deal which