Economics
Iran’s Rouhani Seeks More Powers to Confront U.S. ‘Economic War’
- Comments suggest president digging in for prolonged struggle
- Moderates and hardliners uniting against common foe: analyst
Source: Iranian Presidency
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his government needs more powers to push back against an “economic war” being waged by the U.S., signaling the country is bracing for a prolonged period of turmoil.
During Iran’s eight-year war with Iraq in the 1980s, a supreme council was set up and “held all powers, and even the parliament and the judiciary did not intervene,” Rouhani told a gathering of clerics on Tuesday. The conflict, initiated by Iraq and referred to by Iran as the “imposed war,” killed a million people on both sides.