President Rouhani says Iran will not give in to pressure

"Today, we are in a position that we have told the whole world that Iran cannot be threatened by pressure and sanctions," Rouhani said in an address to the people of the western Iranian province of Kordestan on Sunday.

He added that Iran will work to break all the "chains of sanctions" against the country in order for the Iranian nation to realize all its absolute rights.

During the last round of nuclear negotiations in the Austrian capital of Vienna, the six world powers once again bowed before the Iranian nation’s will and resistance, the Iranian president stated.

"We solved the nuclear issue at the negotiating table. We are capable of settling other regional and global issues through negotiations as well," Rouhani said.

The Iranian president noted that the United States sometimes makes mistakes in its rhetoric regarding Iran due to the numerous domestic problems it faces, adding, "I am telling US authorities and politicians that you should decide" and make a major shift in policy.

Urging the entire world to speak to the Iranian people with the language of respect and honor, President Rouhani emphasized that Iran succeeded in achieving a "historic victory" after twelve years of nuclear talks.

Iran and the P5+1 group of countries – the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia plus Germany – finalized the text of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Vienna on July 14, after 18 days of intense negotiations and all-nighters that capped around 23 months of talks between Iran and the six countries.

On July 20, the UN Security Council unanimously endorsed a draft resolution upholding the JCPOA. All 15 members of the body voted for the UN resolution in New York, setting the stage for the lifting of the Security Council sanctions against Iran.

Iran’s support for the oppressed

Elsewhere in his remarks, Rouhani said if it were not for the Iranian government and the Islamic Establishment, the Iraqi cities of Erbil and Baghdad would have fallen to terrorists, adding that the Iranian nation will continue to support all the oppressed nations.

"Iran is the most secure and stable country in the region because of the resistance of the nation," the Iranian president said.

The remarks by President Rouhani came at a time that the northern and western parts of Iraq witness violence by the ISIL Takfiri terrorists that began their march through the Iraqi territory in June 2014.