“The Islamic Republic of Iran is the same state that was on the forefront of the fight against Taliban terrorism, and paid in blood for this end. We fought against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban before the attacks on New York.”
“The Islamic Republic of Iran is the same state that fought against Daesh – a fake and distorted representation of Islam. We were engaged in the fight against Daesh before their attacks in Paris, London and Brussels. World will not have a better friend than Iran, if peace is what it seeks,” Rouhani concluded.
“Unlawful unilateral sanctions in themselves constitute a form of economic terrorism and a breach of the ‘Right to Development.’ The economic war that the United States has initiated under the rubric of new sanctions not only targets the Iranian people but also entails harmful repercussions for the people of other countries, and that war has caused a disruption in the state of global trade,” Rouhani said in his address to the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
Also on September 23, Iran also rejected the annual reports by US Department of State on terrorism, saying the United States is responsible for the continuance of this scourge in the region and across the world.
"Based on its policy on using terrorism as a means…the US is responsible for the durability of the ominous phenomenon of terrorism in the world, particularly in the Middle East, and it should be held accountable for violent behavior and measures by these groups," Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said .
It also claimed that the threats posed by Iran’s support for terrorism are not confined to the Middle East; they are truly global.
Qassemi pointed to a bloody terrorist attack in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz on Saturday, saying that the US made baseless allegations against Iran while the Islamic Republic is one of the main victims of acts of terror by terrorist groups.
He added that some regimes such as the US have been overlooking this clear reality over the past four decades and are still considering support for extremist and terrorist groups as a strategic tool to promote their own goals while chanting anti-terror slogans.