President Rouhani assessed that “what the U.S. is seeking by maximum pressure and putting pressure on people is to force the government to the negotiation table but this is impossible… We will never go to the negotiation table with weakness… Therefore, our path is the path of resistance and steadfastness and progress in the coming year”. On the JCPOA, Rouhani stated: “we hope the Europeans can find a solution so that we can come to an understanding that they will return to their commitments under the JCPOA and that we will fully return to our commitments. In this regard, the Europeans have more or less promised to work in this area, and we hope that this process will work”.