Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rejected talks with the US, saying Washington doesn’t really care about resolving problems.
"The reason why some unscrupulous governments engage in negotiations is not to resolve problems but to impose their own interests. The Islamic Republic of Iran will certainly fail to live up to their expectations," he said at a meeting with Iranian officials in remarks broadcast by Iran’s SNN television.
The comments were in response to a letter from US President Donald Trump, where he proposed talks on Iran’s nuclear program.
According to Khamenei, the West's double standards are a "disgrace to civilization." It is impossible to admit the crimes of Nazi Germany during World War II while at the same time denying the crimes of the Israelis in the Gaza Strip.
Trump announced his proposal about the talks in a Truth Social post on Friday, saying he sent Khamenei a message.
Iran’s mission to the UN told TASS that it did not receive the message. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told AFP that Tehran will not hold talks with Washington as long as the Trump administration pursues a policy of maximum pressure against the country.
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