Iran Press/Irannews- "We are committed to talks and dialogue — that’s why we entered the negotiations on the nuclear issue in the first place, and ultimately arrived at a solid and mutually beneficial deal, The Washington Post quoted Hassan Rouhani as saying.
He added, "It has now become crystal clear that most countries in the world oppose U.S. unilateralism and abhor being bullied. Even if in the short term we face difficulties in our economic relations, we, along with our partners, will try to resolve those problems, and these days will pass."
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"The United States expected a hasty Iranian withdrawal so that it could easily forge an international alliance against Iran and automatically revive previous sanctions. Our action, instead, thwarted such a move. The talks with the remaining JCPOA participants, and their reiteration of compliance with the accord, placed the United States in an isolated and lonely position. Such a serious chasm between the United States and its European partners on a critical foreign policy matter was unique and unprecedented — which, I can say, proved that we were right in our approach to the nuclear deal and our proactive diplomacy," the article added.
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Meanwhile, Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a tweet on Friday that US president Donald Trump’s administration is a “real threat” to the Middle East and global “peace and security.”
This tweet came on the same day that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells CNN about the hard line the US is taking against Iran and once more threatened Iran over "any attacks on US interests, even those using proxy forces."
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that Iran has been "confronting the world as the world's largest state sponsor of terror for quite some time. They have armed militias, the Lebanese Hezbollah, Makateeb Hezbollah, militias in Iraq; they're arming the Houthis in Yemen, launching missiles in the Persian Gulf states."
Tensions have ramped up between Tehran and Washington after the American president in May fulfilled his election campaign promise and pulled his country from the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal with Iran, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Donald Trump is also scheduled to host a Security Council meeting on non-proliferation. On Friday, he tweeted that the gathering would be about Iran.
The Washington Post reported this week that the White House had backed away from that Iran-focused plan, in part, because Iranian officials would have been given an opportunity to respond.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said during televised interview on August that the United States isolated itself when it left the nuclear deal with Iran.
Referring to US sanctions , Zarif stressed that " US is seeking psychological atmosphere but our people are so vigilant and will foil its effect.
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Since its withdrawal from the JCPOA, Washington has sought to build up international pressure on Iran.
Furthermore, the US administration introduced punitive measures — known as secondary sanctions — against third countries doing business with Iran.
A first round of American sanctions took effect in August, targeting Iran's access to the US dollar, metals trading, coal, industrial software, and auto sector. A second round, due on 4 November, will be targeting Iran’s oil sales and its Central Bank.
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