RPT-Iran pres: international waterways won't be as safe if Iran oil exports cut to zero

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GENEVA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - If Iran's oil exports are cut to zero, international waterways will not have the same security as before, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday at a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to Khamenei's official website.

"World powers know that in the case that oil is completely sanctioned and Iran's oil exports are brought down to zero, international waterways can't have the same security as before," Rouhani said. "So unilateral pressure against Iran can't be to their advantage and won't guarantee their security in the region and the world." (Reporting By Babak Dehghanpisheh; Editing by Hugh Lawson)