TEHRAN – The head of the Strategic Research Center at the Expediency Council said on Tuesday that the U.S. empire is falling apart and the new U.S. president has to deal with a very tough economic situation.

What is going on in the U.S. is the reflection of the country’s realities and the new president focuses on polices contrary to the customary approach of the United States, Ali Akbar Velayati said, Resalat newspaper reported.

The veteran politician said U.S. military presence in the Middle East proved fruitless.

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