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Our talks with Europeans have been ongoing and will continue … however, any decision by the UN Security Council or board of governors of the UN nuclear watchdog to pressure us will put under question the legitimacy of these talks,
Araghchi said, ... according to state media
We negotiated for years, reached a complete and signed agreement, and then this individual tore it up,
Khamanei saidRegarding nuclear weapons, it is said that we will not let Iran obtain nuclear weapons. If we wanted to make nuclear weapons, America could not stop us. The fact that we do not have nuclear weapons and are not seeking nuclear weapons is because we ourselves do not want them,
said Khamenei during a meeting with students
If the goal of the negotiation is to lift sanctions, negotiating with this American government will not lift sanctions, meaning it will not remove sanctions and will make the sanctions knot tighter,
Khamenei said during a meeting with studentsNegotiation is a path for them, a path to set new expectations,
he said in a speech on SaturdayShould the aim be the dismantlement of Iran’s peaceful nuclear program... such negotiations will never take place,
it said in a statementThe US is threatening militarism. In my opinion, this threat is unwise. Iran is capable of retaliating and will definitely inflict a blow,
Khamenei said in a meeting
When we know they won't honour it, what's the point of negotiating? Therefore, the invitation to negotiate ... is a deception of public opinion,
Khamenei was quoted as saying by state media
It's good that the letter was actually sent and that Iran acknowledges it too. This is the first step towards diplomacy. Now the ball is in Iran's court and they need to show if they are serious about negotiating with Trump."
Negar Mortazavi, Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy told Newsweek
Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic advisor to the president of the United Arab Emirates, will meet and talk with Abbas Araghchi,
the state-affiliated Fars News Agency reported
We don't want to be tough on Iran. We don't want to be tough on anybody. But they just can't have a nuclear bomb."
President Donald Trump saidU.S. officials seem to have forgotten that when it comes to discussing terrorism, sabotage, threats, sanctions, and interference in the domestic affairs of other countries, the name of the United States is mentioned,
Gharibabadi saidThe objective is to sanction these individuals and initiate appropriate legal proceedings against them."
Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, statedIf the Iranian regime does not want a deal, the President is clear, Iran will remain under the restored maximum pressure campaign."
U.S. State Department spokesperson saidThe IRGC actively participates in, finances, and promotes terrorism as a tool of statecraft. The IRGC is the Iranian government's primary means of directing and implementing its global terrorist campaign."
At the time, Trump statedIf we have to go to the military option, it will be very, very bad for them."
U.S. President Donald Trump warnedIran is much further along in its highly enriched uranium capabilities and stockpile than it was in 2015 when the deal was first struck, and in 2018 when President Trump withdrew the U.S from it. In effect, Iran is now a nuclear threshold state."
Afshin Molavi, Senior Fellow Foreign Policy Institute told NewsweekYou should be ashamed of yourself after what you did to Zelensky recently,
Pezeshkian said in a speech late TuesdayDo Whatever The Hell You Want."
Iran Tells TrumpWe did not receive a letter."
So far, Iran has denied receiving the letter, with Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stating on Monday