Tehran 0
18 April 2019

In a speech marking Army Day, President Rouhani argued that "the U.S. is mad at any power that is not under their control. Because of the 40 years of resistance, the U.S. is mad at the Iranian nation and the armed forces and the IRGC, as it is mad at Hizbollah in Lebanon, the Popular Mobilisation Forces in Iraq, and popular forces in Yemen". Rouhani also assured Iran's neighbours that its military is "not against you and national interests, but they are to stand against the aggressors". 

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