Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 26
By Khalid Kazimov – Trend:
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticized his domestic opponents who are against improving ties with the rest of the world.
Addressing a ceremony on national health, the president stated that the interaction with the world should help improving health situation in the country, Fars news agency reported.
However, some people dislike interaction with the world, as if hostility would benefit them, the president added.
He added that it is a wrong idea that security and health situation would improve if the country restricted interaction with the world, he added.
Elaborating on the importance of improving ties with the world, he said that lack of interaction would lead the country’s agricultural sector to use substandard fertilizers and pesticides.
He further touched upon shortcomings under former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and said some people in the country suffer from “political Alzheimer's [disease]”.
Many consider Iran’s nuclear deal with the world known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which removed nuclear sanctions on the country in exchange for curbing Tehran’s nuclear program as President Rouhani’s triumph.
However his domestic opponents argue that the US has not kept its promises concerning the nuclear accord and the nuclear deal has not contributed to improving the lives of Iranians.
Iranians are getting ready to go to polls to vote for the next president in May.