Speaking at a provincial meeting in the southern port city of Bushehr on Sunday, Rouhani urged the Iranian Judiciary to prosecute the US leaders and masterminds of sanctions for committing crimes against humanity.
“The judiciary should sue US authorities and the architects of sanctions for crimes against humanity,” he said.
Wherever we see a problem, it is because of the United States and the Zionists, the president stated.
“The path we have taken is right and we will continue that. From the first day of this government, I announced that we are seeking to cooperate with the whole world, and we are going to respect anybody who treats us with respect,” Rouhani’s official website quoted him as saying.
The president also referred to the nuclear deal with world powers, saying, “We did an exceptional job with a historic agreement by taking the country out of Chapter VII, which is incomparable with anything else.”
Referring to the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the JCPOA, he said, “Of course, except for a couple of countries, the entire world denounced this move by the US, acknowledging our cooperation with the Security Council and the United Nations.”
“Americans keep saying that they have been tricked into the nuclear deal, but this is wrong and both sides enjoyed the benefits of the deal, and nobody was tricked,” he underlined.