Iran Press/Iran: Speaking on Wednesday at a Cabinet meeting, President Hassan Rouhani expressed his condolences on the occasion of Moharram, and the anniversary of the martyrdom of the younger grandson of the Holy Prophet of Islam, the Chief of Martyrs, Imam Hussein (peace be upon him).
President Rouhani pointedly added: "The Iranian nation follows the path of Chief of Martyrs, Aba Abdollah Al-Hussein (peace be upon him), and without a doubt the Iranian nation shall emerge victorious in its current epic battle against the enemies of Islam.
Turning to United States, president Rouhani said: “Today, the allies of America are not supporting the US politically and even America’s traditional allies have distanced themselves from the US, whereas once they were proud to stand by America's side".
The Iranian president pointedly added: "Despite the fact that Iran is facing an unwanted economic war, and despite the fact that those who oppose us do not show even a modicum of respect for international law, the morale, spirit, resistance and resilience of the Iranian people is truly remarkable and exemplary, particularly at this time [the month of Moharram], when the flag of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) is raised high."
Related News:
Araghchi: Vienna meeting clear manifestation of US intl. isolation
In further comments, President Rouhani said: “Today, the US is going through a difficult period, finding itself isolated on the international scene, even international bodies such as UNESCO, UN, IAEA and ICC do not agree with US policies”.
Rouhani said: “Today, we are fighting a clear war against the aggressors of history. Today, a group is lining up against the Iranian nation, a group that does not have any political and intellectual supporters except a few countries”.
Related News:
Rouhani: government is on forefront of economic and propaganda war against Iran
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.
Related:
Zarif: "When will the international community tell the US enough is enough"
Posting a message on Twitter on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister harshly criticized the newly adopted measures of US government against the judges of the International Criminal Court.
Zarif’s tweet came after the US National Security Adviser John Bolton threatened the international criminal court (ICC) on Monday with sanctions and made an excoriating attack on the institution in a speech in Washington, MNA reported.
This is not the first time that US, under Donald Trump is turning his back on international organisations and adopt an aggressive posture toward them.
Since President Donald Trump took office in 2017, the US has quit the UN cultural agency UNESCO, cut UN funding and announced its withdrawal from the UN-backed Paris climate agreement and Iran nuclear deal.
On June, the United States has announced its withdrawal from the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) over what it calls the body’s entrenched bias against Israel.
The US administration has for long been pushing the UNHRC to end its scrutiny of Israel's widespread human rights abuses against Palestinians.
Read More:
Iranian FM Zarif: "US new strategy toward Iran will lead to America's isolation"
