'Next US president will have to surrender to Iran'

Speaking during the opening ceremony of a water pipeline project, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani said that whoever takes the office, the next US government with no doubt will surrender to the Iranian people.

Tehran:Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Thursday that the next U.S president will have to give in to Iran, no matter which candidate wins.

"The U.S election results might be known by tonight or tomorrow and we will know who won but it's not important. Whoever takes office, the next government with no doubt will surrender to the Iranian people," he said.

Rouhani added that Trump, "ruthlessly intensified the sanctions even in the coronavirus time."

"They were not committed to any principles, neither human principles, nor human rights, nor international law and regulations," he added.

AP