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Rouhani says Iran to sell oil, break US sanctions, TV reports

News Desk (Reuters)
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Mon, November 5, 2018 Published on Nov. 5, 2018 Published on 2018-11-05T13:26:31+07:00

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President of Iran Hassan Rouhani addresses the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2018 in New York City. World leaders gathered for the 73rd annual meeting at the UN headquarters in Manhattan. President of Iran Hassan Rouhani addresses the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2018 in New York City. World leaders gathered for the 73rd annual meeting at the UN headquarters in Manhattan. (AFP/-)

 Iran will sell its oil and break sanctions reimposed by the United States on its vital energy and banking sectors, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told economists at a meeting broadcast live on state television on Monday.

"America wanted to cut to zero Iran's oil sales ... but we will continue to sell our oil ... to break sanctions," Rouhani said.

In May, U.s. President Donald Trump pulled Washington out of world powers' 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and reimposed a first round of sanctions on Iran in August.

The deal saw most international financial and economic sanctions on Iran lifted in return for Tehran curbing its disputed nuclear activity under U.N. surveillance.

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