DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivered a defiant and fiery speech Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly as his nation grapples with the Middle Easts worst coronavirus outbreak and a weakened economy, but he insisted that it is the U.S. that will surrender to the resilience of Iran.
He spoke in a pre-recorded speech to the virtual summit just days after Irans currency plunged to its lowest levels ever to the U.S. dollar due to crippling U.S. sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump, who pulled the U.S. out of Irans nuclear deal with world powers in 2018. The accord had been signed by the Obama administration. The sanctions effectively bar Iran from selling its oil globally.
The United States can impose neither negotiations, nor war on us, Rouhani said, before adding: Life is hard…