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Wednesday, February 20, 2019, 18:26
Rouhani says Iran-US tensions are at 'a maximum'
By Reuters
Wednesday, February 20, 2019, 18:26 By Reuters

In this Feb 11, 2019 photo, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, at the Azadi, Freedom, Square in Tehran, Iran. (Vahid Salemi / AP)

LONDON — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that tensions between Tehran and Washington were at "a maximum" rarely seen in the decades-long contentious relations of the two countries.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said ties with Washington have rarely been as tense before

Animosity between Washington and Tehran - bitter foes since Iran’s 1979 revolution - has intensified since May when US President Donald Trump withdrew from an international nuclear deal with Tehran and reimposed sanctions lifted under the accord.

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"The struggle between Iran and America is currently at a maximum. America has employed all its power against us," Rouhani was quoted as saying in a cabinet meeting by the state broadcaster IRIB.

Rouhani said ties have rarely been as tense before.

He also said that a conference on the Middle East and Iran organised by the United States in Polish capital Warsaw last week not achieved its goals.

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Senior officials from 60 nations gathered in Warsaw where the United States hoped to ratchet up pressure against Iran, but foreign ministers from major European powers still committed to the nuclear deal did not attend.

"This is another failure of the US regional policies," Rouhani said.

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