Rouhani: Iranian Deal Angered ’Israel’, Illegal Sanctions Crumbling

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the illegal sanctions imposed against the country are crumbling down.

"Today we witness cruel shackles that have been imposed to limit Iran's economic activities are being broken," Rouhani said in an interview with Iran's national broadcaster on Wednesday night.

He further stated: "The limitations on food and in the pharmaceutical industry, the auto industry, petrochemicals, insurance, shipping and even sectors like banking have been curtailed."
"You can see that the radicals in America are saying something new every day. The Zionist regime is very angry and our dear people witness how upset they are with this agreement. I want to state that this is the first success of the great nation of Iran in cooperating with the world," Rouhani added.

Asked why he thought Iran was being portrayed as a threat in the west, Rouhani replied that the country's enemies wanted what he called 'Iranophobia' to spread across the world.

"We wanted to stamp out this Iranophobia conspiracy, to tell the world that this is a lie. Iran is not a threat to anyone. Iran's activities are completely peaceful and its doors are open to international supervision based on law and within the frameworks of law. In my opinion, before dealing a blow to the sanctions, we must first deal with the Iranophobia conspiracy," he said.
Rouhani also noted that a large number of foreign companies and investors are keen to invest in Iran's economy.
The Iranian head of state further emphasized that Tehran values friendly ties with its neighbors and is interested in developing warmer relations with other countries around the world.
"Good relations with neighbors is one of our main principles: it is an important priority for us. Of course, all the countries in the region are among our foreign policy priorities as well as relations with other world powers.

"Regarding the issue of the joint action plan or what is known as the Geneva agreement, our people witnessed that in the first step we were able to reach an agreement with the great powers while keeping the dignity and preserving the rights of our nation. Today we are seeing that many of these oppressive chains that were unrightfully bound on the economic movements of our society, are being torn apart," he said.

He also hailed the interim deal on Iran's nuclear energy program as a great achievement which has preserved the country's rights.
Tehran and the six world powers are scheduled to hold a fresh round of nuclear talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna on February 18 to achieve a final comprehensive nuclear deal.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team