TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that the United States would fail with its “warmongering” because the Islamic Republic was always ready to resist maximum pressure by the enemy [the USA].
Rouhani, during a meeting of his cabinet today, warned that Iran was ready to further reduce its nuclear commitments in response.
“The enemy [the US] imposed maximum pressure on us. Our response is to resist and confront this,” he said.
“The Americans must understand that bellicosity and warmongering don’t work in their favour. Both… must be abandoned,” he added.
Arch-foes Tehran and Washington have been at loggerheads since May last year when US President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from a 2015 nuclear deal and began reimposing crippling sanctions.
In his remarks on Wednesday, Rouhani said Iran was ready to comply with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action only if the Americans did so too.
“We have said many times that our policy… is one of peaceful (nuclear) technology, and that our approach in the JCPOA is commitment for commitment,” he said.
