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Rouhani says he is happy that 'lawless' Trump is leaving office
"We are not overjoyed about Mr. Biden’s arrival, but we are happy about Trump leaving," Rouhani said in a televised speech to the cabinet.
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This combination of file pictures created on July 23, 2018 shows US President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting on July 18, 2018, at the White House in Washington, DC, and a file handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on May 2, 2018 on showing President Hassan Rouhani giving a speech on Iranian TV in Tehran.
The White House said on September 15, 2019 President Donald Trump may still meet his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, despite the US accusing Iran of masterminding drone attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. White House counselor Kellyanne Conway did not rule out the possibility in a television interview broadcast as Saudi Arabia raced to restart operations at oil plants hit by drone attacks that slashed its production.
(AFP/HO, Nicholas Kamm / IRANIAN PRESIDENCY)
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ranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday he was happy that Donald Trump was leaving office, calling him "the most lawless US president" and a "terrorist".
"We are not overjoyed about Mr. Biden’s arrival, but we are happy about Trump leaving," Rouhani said in a televised speech to the cabinet.
Meanwhile, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei held his first public function on Wednesday since rumours surfaced of his deteriorating health, Iranian state media reported.
Khamenei met organisers of events to mark the first anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a US drone attack in Iraq, according to state broadcaster IRIB, the official IRNA news agency and several other Iranian media.
Photos of the meeting posted on Khamenei's official website showed him wearing a face mask and sitting at the head of a large room with several attendees seated to either side, in accordance with COVID-19 social distancing protocols.
The meeting took place after rumours on social media earlier this month that the 81-year-old's health was deteriorating.
Several news organisations had reported the rumours, referring to a tweet by a journalist in Arabic who said Khamenei had transferred duties to his son because of his health.
Khamenei has served as supreme leader since 1989, with the final say on all state matters. His health has been the subject of speculation for years.
