At a cabinet meeting, President Rouhani argued that “the U.S.’ actions against the Iranian nation is not sanction, but economic terrorism and crime against humanity”. Referring to Iranian moves towards curbing JCPOA compliance, he indicated that “what we are doing is the least we could do. The other side has not only violated its commitments, but also reduced it, and the main spirit of the JCPOA, which is openings in economic and trade relations, is under question with the other side’s actions”