Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference with Iraqi President Barham Salih (not pictured) in Baghdad, Iraq, March 11, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS
“I want to tell the regional countries that the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran are not against you and your national interests. They stand against invaders ... The roots of our problems are the Zionist regime and American imperialism,” Rouhani said in a ceremony in Tehran, broadcast live on state television.
Rouhani says US blacklisting of Iran Guards a 'mistake'
Rouhani also said the US designation of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation was “abhorrent” and an “insult” to the Iranian nation.
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