Tehran, Feb 8, (dpa/GNA) – Iran’s supreme leader has, categorically rejected negotiations with US President Donald Trump.
“One shall not negotiate with a government like this,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday, according to the IRNA news agency.
“Negotiating with America will solve no problem. Proof? Experience!” added Khamenei.
The supreme leader accused the United States of reneging on its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal, reached in Vienna.
“The Americans did not comply with that very agreement,” Khamenei said. “The very same person who is now in office tore up the agreement.”
Oil-rich Iran is in the midst of a deep economic crisis.
Trump’s victory in November’s presidential election, has fuelled debate in Tehran about entering negotiations to lift Western sanctions on the country.
Trump has hinted at talks, suggesting on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday that he favours a “Verified Nuclear Peace Agreement” with Iran, while insisting that the country “cannot have a Nuclear Weapon.”
Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, has signalled his willingness to engage in negotiations, but the final decision rests with Khamenei.
GNA