Delaying sanctions-lift even for 1 hour is ‘great betrayal’ of Iran, Rouhani warns factions, ahead of presidential election

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has sent a stern warning to hardliners seeking to derail the country’s quest to get rid of the US sanctions. He himself is set to leave office after an election in June.

“It is a great betrayal of the Iranian nation if any faction or person delays the end of the sanctions even for one hour,” Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Wednesday. He added that those interfering in the lifting of the sanctions will be painted with “eternal disgrace” in Iranian history.

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