Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says US sanctions on Iran’s economy won’t force it into negotiations on its nuclear program.
“They think that they can force us to the negotiation table by maximum pressure… but this is impossible,” Rouhani says during a press conference, according to his website.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is seen on a camera monitor as he speaks during a news conference in the capital Tehran, February 16, 2020. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
He adds: “We will never go to the negotiation table with weakness, but we will explicitly and powerfully have our say before the world.”
Rouhani says Iran will only negotiate with the US under “fair conditions” and predicts that America will eventually return to talks on Tehran’s terms.
“We will continue the path with the same power and we will eventually force the enemies to come to the negotiation table like before. In the 2015 negotiations it was them who requested to negotiate,” he says.
US President Donald Trump pulled out of the international accord meant to limit Iran’s nuclear work in 2018 and reimposed stringent sanctions.
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