Rouhani says Iran budget set to resist U.S. sanctions

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani said that the country's budget to set to make sure that US sanctions do not impact the country by reducing oil dependency

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the National Insurance and Development Conference in Tehran, Iran, December 4, 2019. (Reuters Photo)

President Hassan Rouhani presented a draft state budget to parliament on Sunday, saying it was designed to resist U.S. sanctions by limiting dependence on oil exports, which Washington has targeted.

"This is a budget to resist sanctions...with the least possible dependence on oil," Rouhani told parliament, according to state television.

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