President Rouhani expressed condolences over the passing of Atyatollah Mohammad Momen.

President Rouhani appointed Dr Mohammadreza Zafarghandi as the “President of the Medical Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran”.

President Rouhani appointed Dr Mohammad Hatami as “Head of Psychology and Counselling Council” for a four-year period.

President referred to the achievements of the Islamic Republic of Iran and continued victories against the conspiracies and bullying of the United States, adding, “We must all feel responsible for implementing Supreme Leader’s statement on the second step of the Revolution”.

Speaking in a press conference on Monday at the end of his visit to Hormozgan Province, President Hassan Rouhani said, “I am truly happy that in this visit, a number of important projects were opened”.

President Rouhani visited the poor neighbourhood of Chahestanis in Bandar Abbas City in the second day of his two-day visit to Hormozgan Province.

Stating that “At the beginning of the fifth decade of the Revolution, the people of Iran are actively present at all stages just like 1979,” the President said, “Enemies hatch plots to stop us from developing”.

President Hassan Rouhani opened Phase 3 of Setareh Khalije Fars Gas Condensates Refinery on Monday on the second day of his visit to Hormozgan Province.

President stressed that we are at economic war, adding, "We must all understand the current conditions of the country. We are at economic war with our enemies, but we will definitely overcome all provlems with hope in future, unity and hard work".

Twenty-eight infrastructural and economic projects opened or started operation in Hormozgan Province worth 44 billion rials of credit, generating direct and indirect jobs for 19,000 people.

The visit of President Hassan Rouhani to Sirjan City, which was aimed at opening a number of projects, was postponed to another time.

President said that the defensive power of the Islamic Republic of Iran is for defending the country’s interests, adding, “We have never intended to invade a land or a country, and this whole 40 years proves that we have defended ourselves well”.

The new domestically-built semi-heavy submarine “Fateh” was inaugurated on Sunday at President Rouhani’s order on the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

President stated that the dear, powerful Iran has always contributed to security in the region, adding, “Muslims need to be united and ensure the security of the region through building brotherly, friendly relations”.

In pursuit of the provincial tours of the government, president entered in Bandar Lengeh on Sunday to mark the beginning of his visit to the southern province of Hormozgan.