Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, claimed that the Iranian people would “be obedient” to it, but that the Iranian people would “resist” such “a grave insult,” according to state media on Sunday.
They demand that Iran follow American orders. During a Sunday religious gathering, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared, “The Iranian nation will stand with all of its power against those who have such false expectations.”
In a standoff with Western powers over Iran’s nuclear program, he said, “People who ask us not to issue slogans against the US only see appearances.”
Iran and the European Union agreed on Friday to resume discussions in an effort to resume negotiations to stop Tehran’s nuclear enrichment activities. If Tehran doesn’t agree to end its sanctions, France, Britain, and Germany have indicated that they will reactivate them under a “snapback” mechanism. On Tuesday, they are scheduled to meet for talks.
After Washington and Israel bombed its nuclear sites during a 12-day conflict in June, Tehran had suspended nuclear negotiations with the US.
Khamenei criticized “agents of America and the Zionist regime” for trying to sow division in Iran, saying that “the enemy’s way forward is to create discord.”
He urged Iranians to fight US-style “subjugation” and to remain united.
Iran is alleged to be working toward the development of nuclear weapons, along with the US and the European countries. Iran has argued, however, that its nuclear program is intended for civilian purposes.
Iran agreed to reduce its nuclear ambitions in exchange for sanctions relief in a landmark nuclear agreement signed in 2015 with the US and European nations.
US President Donald Trump withdrew from the deal in his first year in office in 2018 and reinstated sanctions as part of his “maximum pressure” strategy. Israel, Washington’s most apropiat regional ally, was also against the Iran deal.
Tehran and Washington were scheduled to hold their sixth round of discussions on Iran’s nuclear program in June 2025, which started a 12-day conflict. Negotiations that had begun weeks prior were halted by the conflict.
Source: Aljazeera
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