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The Iranian people are not looking for war with any country, President Hassan Rouhani said in an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” set to air on Sunday.
The president told correspondent Steve Kroft that Iranians’ 'death to America' chant is actually a condemnation of US policies against Iran, cbsnews.com reported.
“This slogan that is chanted is not a slogan against the American people. Our people respect the American people,” the president said.
“The Iranian people are not looking for war with any country. But at the same time, the policies of the United States have been against the national interests of Iranian people, it's understandable that people will demonstrate sensitivity to this issue,” Rouhani said.
“When the people rose up against the Shah, the United States aggressively supported the Shah until the last moments. In the eight-year war with Iraq, the Americans supported Saddam. People will not forget these things. We cannot forget the past, but at the same time, our gaze must be towards the future,” the president told Kroft.
The interview is Rouhani's first with a Western journalist since the nuclear deal reached between Iran and world powers in July.
President: Iranians not looking for war with any country
The president told correspondent Steve Kroft that Iranians’ 'death to America' chant is actually a condemnation of US policies against Iran, cbsnews.com reported.
“This slogan that is chanted is not a slogan against the American people. Our people respect the American people,” the president said.
“The Iranian people are not looking for war with any country. But at the same time, the policies of the United States have been against the national interests of Iranian people, it's understandable that people will demonstrate sensitivity to this issue,” Rouhani said.
“When the people rose up against the Shah, the United States aggressively supported the Shah until the last moments. In the eight-year war with Iraq, the Americans supported Saddam. People will not forget these things. We cannot forget the past, but at the same time, our gaze must be towards the future,” the president told Kroft.
The interview is Rouhani's first with a Western journalist since the nuclear deal reached between Iran and world powers in July.
President: Iranians not looking for war with any country