Iranian non-oil exports, oil sales must counter U.S. sanctions - Rouhani

Iranian non-oil exports, oil sales must counter U.S. sanctions - Rouhani
FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a meeting with tribal leaders in Kerbala, Iraq, March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen Copyright Abdullah Dhiaa Al-deen(Reuters)
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran should boost non-oil exports and continue oil sales to counter U.S. sanctions, saying Washington was targeting Tehran's hard currency reserves, state television reported

"America is trying to decrease our foreign reserves ... So we have to increase our hard currency income and cut our currency expenditures," Rouhani said in remarks carried live on Iranian TV.

"We should increase production and raise our (non-oil) exports and resist America's plots against the sale of our oil," Rouhani said.

(Reporting by Dubai newsroom; editing by John Stonestreet)

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