Iranian president says U.S. anti-Iran policies fail

TEHRAN, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said here Thursday that the United States have failed in the exercise of "illegal" sanctions against Iran.

The country's achievements in the past year, including "victory over terrorism" as well as the "Iranian nations' victory in the international arena and international courts," are evidences that the United States have not succeeded in its anti-Iran policies, said Rouhani.

He made the remarks, broadcast live on the state TV, on the occasion of the Iranian New Year, Nowruz, which began on Thursday.

In the meantime, the global community have supported Iran, since "we have kept our oath and stood by our words" by being committed to the international Iranian nuclear deal, said Rouhani.

"Those who broke the oath revealed their nature; those who committed crimes must know that the end of this path will not be in their favor," the Iranian president said referring to the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal in May last year.