Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, on Tuesday, said that Iranian officials had unanimously ruled out talks with the United States (U.S.) at any level.
Khamenei was quoted by his official website as saying that “Through negotiations, the Americans are seeking to impose their demands on Iran and prove the effectiveness of maximum pressure campaign.’’
He said Washington’s maximum pressure campaign against the Iranian nation had failed to achieve its goals.
According to him, talks with the U.S. will only be possible within the framework of P5+1 group consisting of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany.
Khamenei said Washington should return to the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal that it abandoned in 2018, if the U.S. wants any talk.
“Otherwise, no talks at any level will be held between Iranian and American officials, neither in New York nor in other places.’’
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, on Monday, also ruled out the likelihood of any meeting between the Iranian and U.S. presidents in the upcoming UN General Assembly meeting in New York.
U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in May 2018 under the pretext that the deal was not comprehensive.
Subsequently, the U.S. administration launched a “maximum pressure campaign’’ and reinstated sanctions on Iran’s economy, mainly on Iran’s oil exports.
