Comments Khamenii came on Saturday after Trump told the interview with the “there are two ways to handle Iran: military, or agree” to prevent teheran weapons. Teher officials answered that they had not yet received the Trump letter.
Speaking during the meeting with older Iranian officials, Khamenei did not say whether Trump’s letter was indeed admitted, but accused Washington to seek even greater restrictions than in previous negotiations.
“Some mistreated governments insist in negotiations,” he said. “But their negotiations are not focused on addressing issues, but to dominate and impose their own expectations,” he said, according to state media.
“For them, negotiation is a means of introducing new requirements. The question is not just about nuclear matters, they raise new expectations that Iran will certainly not accept” Khamenei added.
“They require restrictions in the Defensives in the country and international influence, saying, don’t do this, don’t get acquainted with that person, don’t produce that item” or “the range of your rocket should not exceed a specific limit,” he said.
“Maximum pressure”
From laying in gender for his other manru, Trump expressed openness to a new job with Tehran, but returned an aggressive campaign sanctions and promised to drive Tehran oil export to zero.
In 2018. Trump was first imposed by the so-called “maximum pressure” against Tehran after the US withdrawal from the sacrificing year 2015. a contract between Iran and several Western powers. The agreement put strict boundaries on Tehranne nuclear activity in exchange for the relief of sanctions.
From the US withdrawal, Iran was far overcoming the boundaries at its nuclear program initially at the beginning. Subsequent efforts of the administration of the US President Joe Biden and European leaders to place the agreement on the track, proved to be fruitless.
On Thursday, they have imposed a New Round Sanctions Targeting Iranian oil industry, the main source of Iran Iran’s revenue. Measures aimed at firms, ships and individuals associated with companies that have already sanctioned. Beneath BidenThe United States has routinely issued such penalties for the implementation of existing sanctions.
For his part, Khamenei in speech last August opened the door with new talks with the United States, saying that there was “without damage” in hiring with “enemy”.
In June, he followed the reformist President Masoud Pezeshkijan, who was a campanzao in promises to negotiate the new contract with world powers, similar to the 2015. In 2018. years.
Meanwhile, Russia said earlier this week, she was willing to help mediating new nuclear talks between the United States and Iran in the middle of a possible defrost in relations between Washington and Moscow over the war in Ukraine.
UN Watchdog warns the time to expire
The latest back and back comes in the midst of warning from the head of UN Nuclear Sighs Rafael Grossi, who said that time is expiring for diplomacy to impose new restrictions in Iran’s activities.
Tehran continues to speed up uranium enrichment near the weapon class, said the UN Monitor.
Iran has long been maintained by its program is in a quiet purposes. However, his officials are increasingly threatening to conduct greater military opportunities because tensions remain high over American sanctions and the Israeli Permanent War in Gaza, which remains in current breaking fire.
Both Israel and the United States warned not to allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, leading to fear of military conflicts as Tehran enriches uranium at the approach level.
American intelligence agencies were assessed that Iran still starts the weapon program, but “took the activities that better to produce a nuclear device, if it chooses to”.
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