Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday his country will neither wage war against the US nor conduct negotiations with it.
Khamenei’s remarks came in response to statements from US President Donald Trump regarding entering into a dialogue to reach a new agreement with Tehran, according to Press TV. “let me address the people on the matter in a few words: There will be no war, nor will we negotiate with the US,” the Iranian leader said.
Slamming Washington over its withdrawal from the landmark nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Khamenei said: “Why should we sit for negotiations with a bullying (and) cheating regime, which negotiates like thisij”
Trump pulled the US out of the Iran nuclear agreement in May and imposed economic sanctions on Tehran last on Tuesday. Under the 2015 deal, Iran undertook to put limits on its nuclear programme in exchange for the removal of nuclear-related sanctions imposed against it.
Elaborating on Trump’s offer of direct talks with Iranian officials, Khamenei said: “... They act upon a threadbare and worthless political game in this regard. One of them says (they want negotiations with Iran) without any preconditions, the other one sets preconditions”.