President: Iran Not to Bow to US
TEHRAN (Basirat) : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reaffirmed the country’s resolve to confront foreign pressures, stressing that Iran will never bow before the US.
"We will remain free and independent, and won’t bow our head to the US. Those in
the White House should know that our nation is a dignified and great nation,” Rouhani
said in an address to people in the northwestern city of Khoy on Monday.
He underlined that the enemies could not prevent the Iranian nation from
pursuing its goals, highlighting the US failure to turn November 4 into a bitter
experience for Iranians.
Washington imposed a new wave of sanctions against Iran on November 4, the
anniversary of the US embassy takeover in Tehran back in 1979.
Rouhani added that the enemies wrongly believe that Iranians would give in to
economic and psychological pressure, saying while Iran has never started
disputes with anyone, the US is seeking revenge after its successive defeats in
the region.
"They (Americans) believe that their defeats in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon were
caused by the Iranian nation’s steadfastness, but they are mistaken. This is the
steadfastness of all Muslim nations. Besides Iran, the nations of Syria, Yemen,
Afghanistan, Lebanon and all of the Muslim world care about their independence,
faith and steadfastness,” he added.
The president also emphasized that the US could never cut off Iran’s ties with
its neighbors by driving its oil exports down to zero, underscoring that Iran
continues to sell crude and strengthen ties with the neighbors, including
Turkey, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Iraq.
"We won’t allow the pressures from the US and Zionists to create big problems
for the life of (Iranian) people,” he concluded.
On May 8, the US president pulled his country out of the Joint Comprehensive
Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear deal that was achieved in Vienna in 2015
after years of negotiations among Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US,
Britain, France and Germany).
The US had announced plans to drive Iran’s oil exports down to zero, but backed
off from its policy and granted waivers to at least 8 countries that import
Iranian oil.
Source:Tasnim