He Supreme Guide Iranian, Ayatollah Ali Jamenei, denounced this Saturday a Policy “of intimidation” by the United States, after the president Donald Trump Threatened with attack “militarily” Iran if the country does not negotiate Its nuclear program.
The US president said in an interview on the Fox Business channel broadcast on Friday that he had written a letter to Tehran.
“I wrote a letter telling you that I hope you negotiate, because if we have to attack militarily, it will be Something terrible For them, “Trump said.
But the head of Iranian diplomacy, Abás Araghchihe said on Saturday that Tehran had not received anything yet. “We have heard of it, but we have not received anything yet,” he answered the question of a state television journalist.
Jamenei, on the other hand, declared during a speech that “some governments insist on intimidation To obtain negotiations. “He did not directly mention Trump in his speech.
“For them, negotiations do not serve to solve problems, but to overpower And they want impose your will To the other party through the negotiations, “added the highest figure of the State before responsible for the Ramadan.
President Masud fishshkian, favorable to negotiations with Western countries to obtain the lifting of sanctions and relaunch the Iranian economy, was present.
Jamenei, in power since 1989, did not mention the letter supposedly sent by Trump.
Unilateral withdrawal
The US reelected president He withdrew unilaterally in 2018 of an international agreement on the nuclear issue that his country had signed three years before With Iran.
The text provided for the lifting of some sanctions against Tehran in exchange for A control about Iranian nuclear activities.
France, Germany, United Kingdom, China y Russia They are linked to this agreement, today dying.
In retaliation for the American withdrawal, Iran progressively distanced his commitments and accelerating its nuclear activities.
Tehran defends the right to Use of nuclear For civil purposes, especially for energy, but he says he does not want to endow the nuclear weapon.
