TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani categorically blasted a US court ruling on confiscation of $2 billion of Iranian assets, saying that the move has been blatant theft and a significant legal scandal for the US.

He noted that the move means continuous hostility against the Iranian nation.

�The Iranian government, on behalf of Iranian nation, has withhold no effort to vindicate rights of the nation and will keep on the path until obtaining results,� he said.

�They should know that rights of Iranian nation cannot be violated or plundered.�

The assets belong to Iranian nation and any seizure of the assets is a hostile and illegal act, said Rouhani

By ISNA