Iran Press/America: In an interview with ABC News anchor David Muir on Wednesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called the US allegations that Iran was behind a recent attack on Saudi oil facilities "unfounded," and said the attack actually originated in Yemen.
"This attack was originated in Yemen, in truth. That's the truth of the matter," Rouhani said, adding, "If the Yemeni conflict does not come to an end, much more severe attacks will be witnessed, emanating from Yemen."
Rouhani said that the western countries that have blamed Iran for the attacks on Saudi oil facilities had not offered a "single legitimate" piece of evidence to substantiate their claims.
"They have no documentation or proof to show. We requested them to furnish us the proof, evidentiary proof. But they don't. I announce here, very clearly and transparently, for the United States and the European countries, we wish for them, we hope for them, to show proof, evidentiary proof so that the world can see that, at the end of the day, these allegations and accusations are unfounded," Rouhani said.
US sanctions, against international laws and UNSC resolution
"According to the [International Atomic Energy Agency] Iran has lived up to every single one of our commitments, and the US sanctions are against the international laws and against [the] UN Security Council resolution," Rouhani added.
"The more these sanctions go on, the more the hatred of the people increases toward the United States of America, and internal unity becomes more and more solid,” he noted.
Iranian President went on to say that despite the pressure against the Iranian nation the country’s economy is adapting itself in such a way to the new sanctions of the US, adding, “In the past three months, we have been put on a trajectory of economic growth, even though, prior to this, we were experiencing a negative economic growth."
He called the sanctions "an economic form of terrorism" against Iranians and said they have been "extremely destructive and extremely hurtful."
"What America thought that it could accomplish with sanctions, that it would provoke our people against the administration, against the government, after a year-and-a-half, it has become very clear that our people with extreme awareness and understanding know that the main culprit is the US government," Rouhani said.
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