TEHRAN – Ayatollah Seiyed Ali Khamenei, leader of the Islamic Revolution, ruled out negotiations with the US and said Iran had learned in the 2010s that Washington could not be trusted.
His remarks came hours after the US imposed its first sanctions following President Trump’s order to renew “maximum pressure” on Iran, coming in Friday at a meeting with air force officials in Tehran. .
Ayatollah Khamenei told the crowd of high-ranking military personnel that Iran was not opposed to dialogue or negotiations. “The only exception in this respect is the United States. Of course, this regime is not essentially a government, but rather a criminal gang, so we don’t count the Zionist regime as an exception.”
Explaining why the US is an exception to negotiations, Ayatollah Khamenei said: It will affect the resolution of national issues. ”
Leaders are investing in two years in intensive negotiations with P5+1 (UK, France, US, Russia, China, Germany) and watching Washington unilaterally discard the 2010s. I emphasized the frustrating experience of. “At the time, our government sat with them, engaged in large-scale negotiations, laughed, shaking hands, acted friendly, and did everything possible,” he said. . “The outcome was an agreement that Iran made important concessions with considerable generosity, but the Americans failed to respect that very consent.”
Ayatollah Khamenei mentioned the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA), an international agreement in 2015 that restricted Iran’s nuclear activity in exchange for the end of sanctions.
Current US President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear agreement in 2018 during his first term. He then reimposed sanctions against Iran, strengthened them, and added new ones.
The leader pointed out in his remarks Friday that Trump officially abandoned the JCPOA, but his predecessor also failed to sign the contract and respect his commitment. He said, “The US sanctions that were meant to be lifted remain intact, and regarding the United Nations, they refer to the “snapback” mechanism, a persistent wound, a constant threat looming on Iran. It left a constant threat. UN sanctions on Iran without maintaining the end of the agreement.
For months, European signatories of the JCPOA have threatened to evoke a snapback mechanism. However, they refuse to deal with the official withdrawal of Washington or the avoidance of their own contracts.
Ayatollah Khamenei said he must learn lessons from “two years of negotiation, granting concessions, compromise, and ultimately achieving nothing.” He claimed that despite all the JCPOA’s shortcomings against Iran, the United States was violated and retreated. “Therefore, negotiations with such governments are not rational, intelligent, or unhonorable. We should not engage in negotiations with them.”
Recognizing the economic and livelihood challenges faced by many Iranians, leaders are key to overcoming these problems, particularly internal strength, “the resolve of dedicated authorities and cooperation in the unified state.” “They claimed. He pointed to the annual 22 Berman meeting, and in commemoration of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, he said, “God will be pleased and will see more manifestations of this unity this year as well,” as a symbol of the nation’s unity. Ta.
He also highlighted the failure of Washington’s attempts to rebuild the world, dismissing plans that existed “on paper” that are completely unrealistic and existent. He continued, “Of course they also commented, spoken, and posed threats about us.” The leader then stated firmly. “If they threaten us, we will threaten them. If they act on their threat, we will act on ours. And they will do our national security. If we undermine the coverage, we will undermine what theirs too.”