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Rouhani Anticipates Difficult Months Ahead for Iranians

by Associated Press

   TEHRAN --

   President Hassan Rouhani says Iranians may face more difficulties in
   the months ahead after the U.S. imposes new sanctions on Monday.

   Speaking in a televised Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Rouhani said:
   "The situation was hard for people in the recent months, and it may be
   hard in the next several months, too."
   The U.S. has been re-imposing sanctions on Iran since President Donald
   Trump's withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear accord with Western powers in
   May.
   On Monday, the U.S. plans to impose sanctions on Iran's oil and gas
   industry.