Iran's president accuses US of 'merciless economic terrorism' in UN speech.
Iranian state television broadcast Rouhani's speech live across the country of 80 million people.
The escalating crisis has raised concerns that direct conflict, with Iran at the center, could break out in the region — a scenario that all concerned parties, including Iran and Saudi Arabia, have stressed they want to avoid. "Security shall not be supplied with American weapons and intervention," he said."Security cannot be purchased or supplied by foreign governments."
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