Iran’s President boasted Sunday the US has lost against the Islamic republic’s “righteousness and wisdom” by walking out of the landmark nuclear deal. “Everyone knows that America has lost legally and politically by giving up on its international obligations and that we have achieved victory,” said President Hassan Rouhani in a speech at the University of Tehran to mark the beginning of the school year.
“There are but a few countries in the world that would call the US withdrawal from the JCPOA a good move,” he added. “Those that are cautious express disappointment, those that are more frank say it was a mistake, and the outspoken say it was illegal.” Washington pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers in May and is reimposing punishing sanctions on the country, hoping to pressure Tehran into what Trump calls a “better deal”.
