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Hassan Rouhani at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, Sept. 25.Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg

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By David Wainer and Golnar Motevalli

September 25, 2019 at 3:35 PM UTC

Updated on

September 25, 2019 at 5:43 PM UTC

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed not to enter talks with President Donald Trump while under what he called America’s “merciless economic terrorism,” the latest sign that efforts to bring the two leaders together at the United Nations are foundering.

Speaking after an evening of shuttle diplomacy by French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Rouhani said Iranians would rely on their “national dignity, pride and strength” rather than negotiate while enduring stringent economic sanctions.