Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump “lied” about his intentions to ensure peace in the Middle East and asked Washington to leave the region.
“Trump said he wanted to use power for peace; he lied,” Khamenei said.
Trump withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Tehran.
The following year, Iran stopped complying with the broken deal.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Saturday that the country won’t renounce its right to a peaceful nuclear program, but guaranteed good faith in negotiations with the U.S.
On Saturday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated that U. A. In order to maintain peace in the Middle East, President Donald Trump “lied” when he asked Washington to withdraw from the area.
Khamenei’s remarks were made the day after Trump wrapped up a four-day tour of Gulf allies, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Shortly after, a new Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip began.
“Recent statements from the U. S. . are a disgrace to the speaker and a disgrace to the American nation,” Khamenei stated at a public gathering in Tehran on Saturday, according to Iran’s official news agency IRNA.
Khamenei claimed that Trump had lied when he claimed to want to use power for peace. Instead, Trump and his administration “used power to massacre Gaza, to incite war wherever they could, and to support their own mercenaries,” according to the theocratic leader. “.”.
Using the terms “the Zionist regime” and “a dangerous and malignant cancerous tumor in this region [that] must and will be uprooted,” Khamenei reaffirmed his threats against Israel. “.”.
“The U. S. “I have to and will leave this area,” he continued.
Although Iran’s statements against the U. A. and its allies continues, Tehran and Washington are negotiating a new agreement to keep Iran from producing nuclear weapons and to prevent a major Middle East conflict.
In exchange for the lifting of all sanctions on Iran, Ali Shamkhani, a top adviser to Khamenei, told NBC this week that Iran would only enrich uranium to lower levels required for civilian use, eliminate highly enriched uranium stockpiles, and permit international inspectors to oversee it.
Trump, though, is opposed to a deal with Iran that is similar to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which was negotiated with China and the European Union under President Barack Obama. In 2018, Trump reinstated sanctions against Tehran and withdrew from the JCPOA. Iran became noncompliant with the broken agreement the following year.
Although Iran will not give up its right to a peaceful nuclear program, Abbas Araqchi, the country’s foreign minister, promised good faith in talks with the United States on Saturday. S. .
