Iran's president urged the U.S. on Wednesday to "put warmongers aside" as tensions roil the Persian Gulf amid an escalating crisis between Washington and Tehran in the wake of the collapsing nuclear deal with world powers. Hassan Rouhani's remarks signaled approval of President Donald
1 / 3Iran Persian Gulf TensionsIn this photo released by the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Rouhani reiterated a threat that Tehran would take additional steps away from the 2015 nuclear accord on Friday and accelerate its nuclear activities if Europe fails to provide a solution, calling it Iran's third,"most important step" away from the deal.
Bolton's departure also comes amid speculation about Trump potentially meeting Rouhani during the upcoming U.N. General Assembly this month in New York. Whether such a meeting materializes, however, remains in question, though Iranian comments Wednesday seemed to suggest Tehran would be willing to pin hostilities on the departing Bolton rather than Trump himself.
Ali Rabiei, a government spokesman, said after the meeting that Bolton's dismissal may help the U.S. have a"less biased" attitude toward Iran. Zarif said"the world — minus 3 or 2 panicked cohorts — was breathing a sigh of relief" after Bolton's ouster."Thirst for war — maximum pressure — should go with the warmonger-in-chief," Zarif wrote.Gen. Mohsen Rezaee, a commander in the powerful Revolutionary Guard and its former chief, said in a tweet:"We will not be deceived by the sacrificing of Bolton."
Last year, Trump pulled the U.S. out of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal that lifted sanction on Iran in exchange for caps on Iran's nuclear program. The U.S. administration later also intensified sanctions on Iran, slashing its sales of crude oil abroad and sending the country's economy into freefall.
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