President Rouhani remarked that “the U.S. started an economic war two and a half years ago based on illusions and miscalculations against our country”, adding that “the first goal of the Americans… was to overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran and at least tear down and destroy the 2231 agreement, but they did not achieve any of their goals”. “Today, we can and are ready to succeed in the economic war”, Rouhani added.