Rouhani: Iran at turning point after defeating ‘Zionist plots’

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is at a “historic turning point” after overcoming the sanctions triggered by its nuclear program, which he partly attributes to “the plots of Zionism.”

“We lie at a historic turning point after passing through the plots of the Zionism and the arrogance which had put us under sanctions,” Rouhani says, according to the state-run Press TV.

The president also says that post-sanctions Tehran “is intent on opening the road of exports to the world countries.” The first step, he says, “is for the government to open the doors that were shut in the past.”

Rouhani also tells his audience in Urumieh in northwest Iran there has been a marked rise in visits by foreign trade delegations, now that sanctions have been lifted, and agreements have already been reached on the first investments.