Rouhani says Iran resists sanctions, drives U.S. 'desperate'
Rouhani said the situation had become "instense" in the region and blamed it on Washington.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani listens during a news conference on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018(photo credit: BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS)