TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday called on citizens to unite to overcome an “economic war” waged by the United States, while his government said it would use diplomacy to try to solve the standoff even though it distrusted US President Donald Trump.
“We need to unite to fight against and to win this economic war that America has launched against Iran,” Rouhani said in a televised speech, as Reuters reported.
Rouhani recently said there would be no talks with the United States until all sanctions on Tehran were lifted.
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Since ditching the deal last year, Trump has pursued a policy of “maximum pressure” to try to force Iran into broader talks to restrict its ballistic missile program and end its support for proxy forces around the Middle East, the report said.
Tensions between Tehran and Washington have heightened since Trump pulled out of a 2015 deal to curb Iranian nuclear development with six world powers and reimposed sanctions on Iran.
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