Tehran:
Iran’s supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday slammed what he described as bullying ways a day after US President Donald Trump threatened army motion towards Iran.
“Some bully governments — I actually do not know of any extra applicable time period for some overseas figures and leaders than the phrase bullying — insist on negotiations,” Khamenei advised officers after Trump threatened army motion if Iran refuses to interact in talks over its nuclear programme.
“Their negotiations will not be aimed toward fixing issues, they intention at domination,” Khamenei stated.
On Friday, Trump stated he had written to Iran’s supreme chief, urging new talks on the nation’s nuclear programme or face doable army motion if it refuses.
Khamenei stated on Saturday that bullying powers intention to say their very own expectations.
“They’re setting new expectations that they suppose will certainly not be met by Iran,” he stated, with out naming the US or referring to Trump’s letter.
On Friday, Overseas Minister Abbas Araghchi advised AFP in an interview that Tehran wouldn’t negotiate below “most stress”, though he didn’t instantly deal with Trump’s letter.
Trump reinstated his coverage from his first time period of most stress on Iran upon returning to the White Home in January.
Beneath this coverage, the US in 2018 withdrew from the Iran nuclear accord formally often called the Joint Complete Plan of Motion (JCPOA).
The JCPOA, set between Tehran and western powers in 2015, had provided aid from financial sanctions in change for limits on Iran’s nuclear actions.
Tehran has in current months engaged in diplomatic efforts with three European nations — Britain, France and Germany — aimed toward resolving points surrounding its nuclear ambitions.
Nonetheless on Saturday, Khamenei additionally slammed the three European nations for “declaring that Iran has not fulfilled its nuclear commitments below the JCPOA”.
“You say that Iran has not fulfilled its commitments below the JCPOA. Okay, have you ever fulfilled your commitments below the JCPOA?” he responded.
Peaceable nature
Khamenei stated Tehran had abided by its commitments for a yr however there was “no different approach” however to roll again from these below the deal following laws by the nation’s parliament.
US officers now estimate that Iran may produce a nuclear weapon inside weeks if it selected to take action.
Tehran has persistently denied pursuing nuclear weapons, emphasising the peaceable nature of its nuclear programme.
Officers have all the time cited a spiritual decree issued by Khamenei that prohibits the event of such weapons.
Final month, Khamenei reiterated his opposition to negotiations with the US, calling this “unwise” simply days after Trump referred to as for a brand new nuclear deal.
Khamenei accused Washington of getting “ruined, violated, and tore up” the 2015 settlement.
In 2019, greater than a yr after Trump’s withdrawal from the JCPOA, Japan’s then premier Shinzo Abe visited Iran in an try and mediate between Tehran and Washington.
However Khamenei firmly rejected the opportunity of talks with the US, saying he didn’t “think about Trump as an individual worthy of exchanging messages with”.
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