Rouhani: US angry with JCPOA

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday the main reason the US President, Donald Trump, is angry with the JCPOA is that it recognizes Iran’s right of enrichment.

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01 February 2017

According to IRNA, the president made the remarks during a meeting with a number of people and elite in the northern Province of Alborz.

One year after the JCPOA conclusion, Iran has gained good success, said the president, adding, 'Today after one year from the JCPOA, enrichment has been possible in Iran using the IR8 centrifuges running with a speed 20 times more than that in the past,' Rouhani said.

Underlining significance of boosting economic growth, creating jobs and attracting domestic and foreign investment, the president said creation of hope for the future is of special importance under current condition of the country.

Referring to two elections due to be held in the country next year, Rouhani said, “We want glorious elections in which the high turnout of the nation would once again shock the world.”