Iran’s Rouhani warns of greater hardship than war years of 1980s

President calls for united front in face of ‘unprecedented’ US pressure

Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, has called for unity among political factions to overcome conditions that he said may be harder than those during the 1980s war with Iraq, state media reported, as the country faces tightening US sanctions.

Donald Trump on Thursday urged Iran’s leaders to talk with him about giving up their nuclear programme and said he could not rule out a military confrontation.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2JzskI3