The remarks by Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei comes as Tehran agrees to carry nuclear talks with European powers.
Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has mentioned that america desires Tehran “to be obedient” to it, however the Iranian individuals will resist such “a grave insult”, state media reported on Sunday.
“They need Iran to be obedient to America. The Iranian nation will stand with all of its energy towards those that have such misguided expectations,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei mentioned throughout a spiritual occasion on Sunday.
“Individuals who ask us to not difficulty slogans towards the US … to have direct negotiations with the US solely see appearances … This difficulty is unsolvable”, he mentioned amid a standoff with Western powers over Iran’s nuclear programme.
Khamenei’s feedback come after Iran and European powers agreed on Friday to resume talks to attempt to restart full negotiations on curbing Tehran’s nuclear enrichment work. France, Britain and Germany mentioned they might reactivate United Nations sanctions on Iran below a “snapback” mechanism if Tehran doesn’t return to the desk. They’re anticipated to carry talks on Tuesday.
Tehran had suspended nuclear negotiations with the US after Washington and Israel bombed its nuclear sites throughout a 12-day battle in June.
“The best way ahead for the enemy is to create discord” in Iran, Khamenei mentioned, blaming “brokers of America and the Zionist regime” – a reference to Israel – for looking for to sow division.
He urged Iranians to remain united to confront what he described as US efforts to subjugate the nation.
The European states, together with the US, declare Iran is working in the direction of growing nuclear weapons. However Iran has maintained that its nuclear programme is for civilian functions.
In 2015, Iran signed a landmark nuclear take care of the US and European nations below which it agreed to scale down its nuclear ambitions in alternate for sanctions reduction.
However throughout his first time period in workplace, US President Donald Trump withdrew from the settlement in 2018 and slapped again sanctions as a part of his “most strain” coverage. Washington’s closest regional ally, Israel, had additionally opposed the take care of Iran.
The 12-day battle broke out in June 2025 as Tehran and Washington have been as a result of maintain their sixth spherical of talks on Iran’s nuclear programme. Negotiations that had begun weeks earlier have been derailed by the battle.
Relations between Tehran and Washington have been severed after the 1979 Islamic revolution overthrew the pro-Western authorities of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
