Iran president-elect Hassan Rohani talks to domestic and foreign reporters in his first press conference following June 14 presidential poll, in Tehran, June 17, 2013.<\/p>\n
Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s president-elect Hassan Rohani says he will seek \u00c5\u201cconstructive interaction\u201d with the world through a moderate policy after he takes the oath of office in early August.\n<\/p>\n
Rohani, who was speaking in his first press conference on Monday, said his administration of \u00c5\u201cForesight and Hope\u201d will follow a \u00c5\u201cmoderate\u201d policy line in serving national objectives.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cYour administration, i.e. the Administration of Foresight and Hope, will deliver on his promises in saving the economy, reviving ethics and interacting constructively with the world through a moderate policy,\u201d Rohani noted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Rohani said his administration will take steps to ease \u00c5\u201ccruel sanctions\u201d which have been imposed against Iran.<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cThe Iranian nation has not done any wrong action to deserve these sanctions. Sanctions are an outdated instrument and they will harm the West more than Iran due to their economic turmoil,\u201d he added.\n<\/p>\n
Rohani, a former chief nuclear negotiator, said Iran will manage to have the sanctions eased by showing \u00c5\u201cmore transparency\u201d and trying to \u00c5\u201cbuild confidence\u201d with the world.\n<\/p>\n
He noted that Iran has been transparent in its nuclear energy program.\n<\/p>\n
The United States, Israel, and some of their allies have repeatedly accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program, with the US and European Union using the unfounded accusation as a pretext to impose illegal sanctions against the Islamic Republic.\n<\/p>\n
Iran rejects the allegations, arguing that as a committed signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.\n<\/p>\n
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