Iranians should not let Trump harm the national unity: Rouhani

Dubai: Iranians should not allow US President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” approach to harm national unity ahead of parliamentary elections, President Hassan Rouhani said in speech broadcast live on his official website.

“We must not let Trump succeed in a gap between institutions and people … we must remain united … not reject the elections (February 21). Let’s participate.”

Iran’s tough governance, which evaluates all election candidates, has so far disqualified 9,000 of the 14,000 registered people. The modest person said they didn’t have candidates to compete in most cities.