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Tehran "will never negotiate under pressure," Rouhani reiterated in an address quoted by local media. Iran "will never yield to America's pressure" and will not negotiate "from a position of weakness."Rouhani also hailed the fact that Iran, much like Russia, has increased in strength as a result of the sanctions:
The Iranian people withstood the US sanctions - re-instated in 2018 by the Trump administration following the withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear accord - "despite all the hardships of our nation," he said.The 'maximum pressure' policy involved freezing Iranian assets abroad, paralyzing its banking sector, and bringing its oil trade to zero.Although the situation is tougher than last year... all the indicators show that we have overcome the issue of maximum American pressure. Surely Americans have concluded that the path they have chosen is incorrect and will not affect [the] Iranian people.
According to Rouhani, Iran will carry on resisting "with the same strength and power next year," which will eventually see "the enemy" returning to the negotiating table.
The Iranian military industry, Khamenei proclaimed in front of Air Force commanders and other military officials, has become so viable because it didn't rely on foreign support, instead developing domestic capabilities. This approach could be extended into other industries as well, he said, according to local media.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also added that Iran is not a threat to any country, but that it seeks to preserve its own security.... Despite sanctions being a criminal act, such an approach can create a lot of opportunities.
Ms George, who is taking legal action against Epstein's ยฃ500 million estate to prevent his lawyers from 'hiding' his assets, told Vanity Fair magazine: 'An employee told me that he saw Prince Andrew on a balcony out at Little St James groping girls right out in the open. He said he remembered walking up to him and saying, 'Good morning, your Highness.'See also:
In the interview with Vanity Fair on Friday, Ms George said former employees of Epstein should be released from non-disclosure agreements they had signed with him.
She claims lawyers acting for his estate have said they will only compensate his victims if they agree not to sue anyone else associate with his crimes.
'These are victims who have been raped by other people. They're trying to protect their friends and it's not fair to the victims,' she said. '
Ms George's comments come at the end of yet another bruising week for Andrew, who will celebrate his 60th birthday on Wednesday.
Last night, Buckingham Palace declined to comment.
Two more humanitarian crossings, Miznar and Mizhers, have been opened to ensure the safe exit of civilians from the war zone and to "end the nightmare caused by terrorism to which they have been subjected in recent years," the statement said.To get an idea of the area liberated, here are two maps showing the progress over the last month and a half:
According to some military sources, over the past 24 hours the line of defense of the militants of the Islamist alliance "Khayyat Tahrir al-Sham" (HTS, the leading role in its composition is played by the Jebhat Fath al-Sham terrorist group banned in Russia, the former Jebhat al-Nusra ") And the pro-Turkish" National Liberation Front "(NFO) west of Aleppo is completely collapsed.
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