Iran's pres. rules out negotiations on 'defensive weapons'
Tehran (KNA) - Iranian president has stressed once again that Iran will never negotiate over its “defensive weapons” with anyone, declaring that it is none of anyone’s business to decide for Iran’s defensive power.
Hassan Rouhani made the remarks in Sabzevar in northeastern Razavi Khorasan Province on Sunday.Rouhani said that his government entered serious negotiations on Iran's nuclear program in 2013 to show the world that Iranians are "a peaceful nation" and prove that sanctioning Iran for its nuclear activities was wrong, calling the Iranian diplomats soldiers who defended their homeland.He said that at the start of his first term sanctions on Iran's petrochemical, auto industry and precious stones were gradually lifted at the end of 2013, through the efforts of Iranian diplomats.Rouhani pointed out that after signing the JCPOA in 2015, Iran's oil sales doubled, banking transactions were resumed though not fully, and Iran gradually rejoined to the world economy as the trade with the world returned to normal.
Source: Mehr