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“They say, ‘We won’t allow Iran to enrich uranium.’ That’s way
out of line,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said during a memorial for
late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash
last year. “No one in Iran is waiting for their permission. The
Islamic Republic has its own policies and direction — and it
will stick to them.”
Khamenei’s remarks came as indirect talks between Iran and the
U.S. reportedly continue, though he expressed doubt about their
outcome.
“Yes, indirect negotiations were held during Raisi’s time too,
just like now,” he said. “But they didn’t go anywhere — and we
don’t expect much from the current ones either. Who knows what
will happen.”
His comments reflect Tehran’s growing frustration with the
stalled nuclear discussions, as well as the broader tensions
that have defined U.S.-Iran relations in recent years.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told the state-run
IRNA news agency that “no definitive decision has been made
about the next round of negotiations,” adding that “the Islamic
Republic of Iran is reviewing the matter while considering the
U.S. side’s contradictory and constantly changing positions.”
IRNA also reported that Kazem Gharibabadi, the deputy foreign
minister, said that Tehran had received a proposal regarding the
next round of indirect talks with Washington and was currently
reviewing it.
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