Iran President Hassan Rouhani, flanked by nervous body guards,
arrives in Ahvaz, Khuzestan
Province, for a speech on the Geneva
nuclear accord with the
West.
President Rouhani: 'Nuclear Deal Means
West's 'Effective Surrender' (Kayhan, Iran)
Has the West 'surrendered' on the issue of Iran's nuclear program?
This news report from Iran's state-run Kayhan quotes Iran President Hassan Rouhani
telling a crowd in the city of Ahvaz that the West has recognized Iran's right
to a 'peaceful nuclear program' - which means its 'effective surrender' and the
failure of its 'cruel' sanctions. The likelihood is, Rouhani
is trying to win over hard liners with tough-sounding talk.
Well-wishers rush President Rouhani's car as he arrives in Ahfaz, about 500 miles south of Tehran. The WHO says the city of 1.6 million is is the world's most polluted.
TEHRAN:
On Tuesday, President Hassan Rouhani praised the
landmark nuclear deal struck in Geneva as a victory for his country, telling a
crowd in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, this effectively means the "surrender"
to Iranian demands of the Western powers.
The
president said the nuclear deal between Tehran and the six world powers shows that
the West has finally recognized the Islamic Republic’s right to peaceful
nuclear technology.
"Our
relationship with the world is based on Iranian national interests. In Geneva,
the world powers agreed to surrender to the Iranian nation's will," Rouhani said. “The Geneva deal means that the world accepts
the peaceful technology we have achieved through the efforts of our young
(Iranian) scientists,” he said.
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“The
Geneva agreement means acceptance of the Iranian nation’s nuclear rights and
the defeat of its cruel sanctions.”
The
president emphasized that the nuclear deal proves that the unfair sanctions
imposed on peace-loving Iranian nation have failed. He further vowed to defend
the nation’s interests and strongly protect the country.
Rouhani said that the landmark nuclear deal is
a prelude to removing unilateral sanctions imposed against Iran over recent
years, describing them as "unjust."
On
Monday, Foreign Minister Muhammad JavadZarif said that the nuclear agreement is in line with the
interests of the entire region.
“I
assure you that our agreements in Geneva to resolve the nuclear issue is
certainly in line with the good of the entire region,” Zarif
said during a meeting with Lebanese figures at the Phoenicia Hotel in Beirut.
Zarif, who is currently on a regional tour,
said, “We hope this agreement has deterred looming conflict and tension in the
region, and deprived the Zionist enemy of one of its central levers for exercising
pressure on this region.”
