Rouhani: America stands on top of terrorism

SANAA, April 9 (YPA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has defended the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as protectors of the Islamic republic a day after the United States labeled the group as a foreign terrorist organization, and said the army confronted terrorists in the Middle East.

He said they will produce IR8 advanced centrifuges as part of the country’s nuclear program if the US continued to impose pressure.

“The Guards have sacrificed their lives to protect our people, our (1979 Islamic) revolution … today America that holds a grudge against the Guards, blacklists the Guards,” Rouhani said in a live speech broadcast live on state TV on Tuesday.

The US made a mistake by labeling the Guards as a terrorist group, Rouhani stated, adding that it would unite Iranians.

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