"Iran's supreme leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech in state tv, before the Persian new year that the islamic republic has successfully withstood the american sanctions on an unprecedented scale."
"He goes on to say that the economic difficulties and currency of the cases is the country's main problems and that the government should meet it by increasing production."
"President Hassan Rohani urged in his new year address the various political factions to unite against foreign enemies."