TEHRAN, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that his country will give a necessary response to the new U.S. sanctions, official IRNA news agency reported.

Iran is used to these kinds of "hostilities" and knows how to deal with them, Rouhani said in a cabinet meeting.

"Iranians well know that they should resist and stand against their enemies," he said. "Over the past 40 years (following the victory of the Islamic republic in 1979), the Iranians have faced numerous pressures, sanctions and accusations by the U.S. politicians and their propaganda machine."

"The Americans cannot tolerate an independent and influential country (like Iran) in this sensitive region," he said.

On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill that will slap tougher sanctions on Russia, Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Sanctions against Iran is mainly in response to Tehran's growing missile program.

Iranian officials have repeatedly said Iran maintains its right to respond to the U.S. if the latter does not comply with the nuclear deal.