Iran has better ties with the European Union, Russia and neighboring countries than in the past, President Hassan Rouhani said.

“We have started a very good relationship with the European Union. Relations with Russia and most of the neighbors are better than the past,” President Rouhani said. “We have better relations with the countries of the region except for a couple of countries. Today, we have better relations with Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Qatar. We may have problems with a couple of countries such as Saudi Arabia, which they have fanned”.

He said Saudi Arabia is looking for tension with Iran to cover up defeats in the region and internal problems, IRNA reported.

“The new US administration's attempts to cancel JCPOA has so far failed, which shows its firmness'.

“Only one or two countries supported the new US administration, but Europe, China, Russia and the rest of the world took a different stance,” President Hassan Rouhani added.