Washington should apologize to the Iranian people, says Rouhani

Tehran, (ST)  –  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stressed that the United States should apologize to the Iranian people and compensate them for the damages caused to it by its unjust measures if it wants to return to the nuclear agreement and the negotiating table.

Tasnim news agency quoted Rouhani as saying during the Iranian government meeting today that “the statements of the American officials regarding the readiness to negotiate with Iran come only within the electoral propaganda”, announcing Tehran’s readiness to negotiate with the United States within the framework of the 5 + 1 group if it returns to the law and the nuclear agreement and fulfills its obligations in this agreement.

“We have no problem with talks with the U.S., but only if Washington fulfills its obligations under the nuclear deal, apologies and compensates Tehran for its withdrawal from the 2015 deal,” Rouhani said in a televised speech.

“But we know these calls for talks with Tehran are just words and lies,” he added.

Rouhani stressed that Iran is cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency, but the agency should not go beyond its borders, warning it and European countries against submitting to American pressure.

Rouhani pointed out  that the Zionist entity and America are exerting pressure on the agency to return to  old files and distort the agency from its path and laws, pointing out that “Europe is in an embarrassing position, as it has not kept its pledges while its officials offer an apology to Iran by phone and in presence.”

In retaliation for Washington’s ‘maximum pressure’ policy, Iran has gradually scaled back its nuclear commitments, a process Tehran says is reversible if the European parties to the pact carry out their promises to shield Iran’s economy from U.S. penalties.

“The Europeans have failed to fulfill their promises. They should carry out their obligations,” Rouhani said.

Rouhani explained that Iran faced some problems, most of which were due to the Corona virus and the unjust US embargoes that it was wrestling with, saying that economic inflation was at its lowest levels.

In another context, Rouhani suggested that non-oil exports exceeded the level of 41 billion dollars in the current fiscal year that ends on 20 March 2021, indicating that the returns of the export volume of non-oil goods will cover the country’s imports. Besides these exports there are other revenues.

Raghda Sawas