Khamenei accuses West of using nuclear talks to ‘exert dominance’
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has asserted that the negotiation tactics employed by the West are deceitful.
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Iran's supreme leader has dismissed Donald Trump's threat of military action against the nation
On Saturday, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cautioned that the West seeks to leverage negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program to assert control. This warning followed President Donald Trump’s remarks suggesting that the US might resort to force against Iran.
“Some coercive governments insist on negotiations. Such negotiations aren’t aimed at solving issues. Their aim is to exert their dominance and impose what they want,” Khamenei stated on his English-language account on X.
“Three European countries issue statements claiming that Iran hasn’t fulfilled its nuclear commitments under the JCPOA! Someone from this side should ask them, have you fulfilled yours?!” he added.
During his initial term, Trump withdrew the US from the 2015 agreement, known as the JCPOA, and reintroduced sanctions on Iran. In response, Tehran has reduced its compliance with the accord.
In a Fox Business interview aired on Friday, Trump remarked that “there are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal.” He mentioned that he had previously sent a letter to Khamenei proposing a revival of negotiations.
“I’ve written them a letter saying, ‘I hope you’re going to negotiate because if we have to go in militarily, it’s going to be a terrible thing,’” Trump noted.
Earlier this week, Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, reported that Iran has increased its stockpile of enriched uranium once again. Following this, the UK, France, and Germany issued a joint statement on Wednesday urging Tehran to “halt and reverse its nuclear escalation” and return to full compliance with the JCPOA.
Iran maintains that the US and its European allies must first address the sanctions implemented during Trump's tenure. “Any allegation regarding Iran’s implementation of its JCPOA commitments is fundamentally flawed when divorced from the full context of the US withdrawal,” Iran’s UN envoy, Amir-Saeid Iravani, asserted in December 2024. He emphasized that Iran would revert to full compliance if the sanctions were lifted.
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On Saturday, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cautioned that the West seeks to leverage negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program to assert control. This warning followed President Donald Trump’s remarks suggesting that the US might resort to force against Iran.
“Some coercive governments insist on negotiations. Such negotiations aren’t aimed at solving issues. Their aim is to exert their dominance and impose what they want,” Khamenei stated on his English-language account on X.
“Three European countries issue statements claiming that Iran hasn’t fulfilled its nuclear commitments under the JCPOA! Someone from this side should ask them, have you fulfilled yours?!” he added.
During his initial term, Trump withdrew the US from the 2015 agreement, known as the JCPOA, and reintroduced sanctions on Iran. In response, Tehran has reduced its compliance with the accord.
In a Fox Business interview aired on Friday, Trump remarked that “there are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal.” He mentioned that he had previously sent a letter to Khamenei proposing a revival of negotiations.
“I’ve written them a letter saying, ‘I hope you’re going to negotiate because if we have to go in militarily, it’s going to be a terrible thing,’” Trump noted.
Earlier this week, Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, reported that Iran has increased its stockpile of enriched uranium once again. Following this, the UK, France, and Germany issued a joint statement on Wednesday urging Tehran to “halt and reverse its nuclear escalation” and return to full compliance with the JCPOA.
Iran maintains that the US and its European allies must first address the sanctions implemented during Trump's tenure. “Any allegation regarding Iran’s implementation of its JCPOA commitments is fundamentally flawed when divorced from the full context of the US withdrawal,” Iran’s UN envoy, Amir-Saeid Iravani, asserted in December 2024. He emphasized that Iran would revert to full compliance if the sanctions were lifted.
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