ir ir iran s president saying rouhani would bust the sanctions. he says the iranians say the sanctions are illegal and calling on other countries to defy the sanctions. on the ground in tehran here, there is a lot of anger at the united states. i was at the major demo that took place yesterday with the effigies mocking president trump and people saying they will defy the sanctions and stand up to the united states. of course, at the same time, you have a lot of people who are extremely concerned here in iran about the sanctions. the economy here already very much in a tail spin. if that oil revenue falls away, many fear what the future might bring for the nation as finances are in trouble. christine. fred, the united states has granted waivers to countries importing iranian oil. there is a bit of concern that
the embargo targets oil and other key sectors. tehran is ready to defy that order. senior correspondent plfrederik pleitgen is live in tehran. hi, fred. reporter: hi, dave. absolutely. iranians coming out early to say they defy the united states. the countci country s president rouhani said it would be good to bust the unjust sanctions. it is interesting, one of the things about the sanctions is there are apparently eight countries who received waivers. if the waivers were not there, iranians would still try to sell the oilnational market. as you can imagine, a lot of anger on the ground here in tehran. yesterday, i was at protests against the united states where people were burning the american