Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated that negotiations with the United States are not wise or honorable, dismissing President Donald Trump's proposal for nuclear talks. Khamenei's comments contradict recent signals from Tehran suggesting a willingness to negotiate for sanctions relief. His remarks sent the Iranian rial to a record low and cast uncertainty on the future of talks between Iran and the US.
In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iran ian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei listens to the national anthem as air force officers salute during their meeting in Tehran, Iran , Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran ’s supreme leader said Friday that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable” after President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with Tehran.
What happens next remains unclear, particularly as reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian promised as recently as Thursday to enter into a dialogue with the West.. However, the 85-year-old Khamenei has always been careful with remarks about negotiating with the West. That includes balancing the demands of reformists within the country who want the talks against hard-line elements within Iran’s theocracy, including the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
He added: “This is an experience we must learn from. We negotiated, we gave concessions, we compromised— but we did not achieve the results we aimed for. And despite all its flaws, the other side ultimately violated and destroyed the agreement.”It’s not clear what sparked Khamenei’s remarks. However, they come after Trump suggested he wanted to deal with Tehran, even while “I’m going to sign it, but hopefully we’re not going to have to use it very much,” he said from the Oval Office.
“I would much prefer a Verified Nuclear Peace Agreement, which will let Iran peacefully grow and prosper,” he wrote on Truth Social. “We should start working on it immediately, and have a big Middle East Celebration when it is signed and completed.” He did not elaborate.Khamenei, like other Iranian leaders, uses elliptical comments to indirectly govern policy while not boxing himself into any one decision.
“They come and inspect one hundred times more since we are not supposed to go after” a nuclear weapon, Pezeshkian told foreign diplomats. Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Ministry separately criticized the U.S. Treasury’s move to levy sanctions Thursday against firms trading sanctioned Iranian crude oil to China. The Treasury described the firms as forming an “international network for facilitating the shipment of millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil worth hundreds of millions of dollars.”
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