TEHRAN (AA): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed Tuesday to continue oil exports despite U.S. sanctions.
Last week, Washington announced that it would end waivers for sanctions on countries importing oil from Iran.
“We were subjected to cruel and illegal sanctions by the U.S., which especially affect workers, the middle and low-income groups,” Rouhani said in a speech at a ceremony held on the occasion of Workers Week in capital Tehran.
The Iranian president suggested a reduction in dependence on oil revenues and increase in non-oil national industry to cope with the economic sanctions.
“The U.S. attempt to reduce Iranian oil exports to zero is a wrong and erroneous decision,” Rouhani said. “We will not allow this decision to be implemented.”
“Americans will see Iran continue to export oil,” he vowed.
