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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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London - Adil Alsalmi

Rouhani Shows Readiness to Negotiate with Washington

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks during an extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, Turkey May 18, 2018. Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani showed Wednesday Iranian readiness to carry out negotiations with the US under the condition of bona-fide, announcing at the same time rejecting internal pressures to submit his resignation or the government stepping down.

More than one third of the parliament sent a letter to Rouhani, demanding that he conducts amendments in the government formation and changes his economic team given the deteriorated economic conditions.

Iranian president stated, during a meeting for high-rank figures in Tehran, that his government members will continue to work until the last minutes – he urged Iranians to bear difficulties following the US call to stop purchasing Iranian oil.

He added that anyone who thinks that the government will resign or withdraw is wrong.

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