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Iran’s Rouhani says resistance proper response to U.S. policies
TEHRAN, July 25, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said
Wednesday that resistance is the most powerful response to the United States’
anti-Iran policies.
“The Iranian nation has from the start stood up to the American rulers’
intransigence, misconduct and breach of promises in all areas, and has chosen
to follow the path of resistance,” Rouhani was quoted as saying by Press TV.
He lashed out at the recent comments by the U.S. officials against Iran as
“baseless and unfounded,” saying that their “hollow threats” do not even
warrant a response.
On Sunday, the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a gathering of
group of Iranian-American in California that “the level of corruption and
wealth among Iranian leaders shows that Iran is run by something that
resembles the mafia more than a government.”
Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to quit the historic Iran
nuclear pact on May 8, the United States vowed to re-impose sanctions lifted
under the accord against Iran and inflict punishments on nations that have
business links with the Islamic country.
The White House has announced that it would bring Iran’s oil sales down to
“zero.”
Rouhani said Wednesday that Iran has undertaken legal international
efforts to confront the United States’ misdeeds.
He said the proceedings have yielded their “first success” with the
International Court of Justice announcing to the United States that it was
not allowed to take any action that would influence the tribunal’s potential
rulings before “Iran’s complaint is addressed.”
“This is a warning to the United States by the world’s most senior legal
authority,” he said.
“Today, an absolute majority of world states condemn or view U.S. actions
as wrong,” said the president, describing it as proof that the Iranian
nation’s resistance has been fruitful.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1808 hrs