Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ruled out negotiations with Donald Trump’s administration, citing past experiences dealing with the US president and vowing to respond forcefully to any threats against the Islamic republic.
“With such a government there should not be any negotiations as it is neither wise, nor prudent, nor dignified,” Khamenei, the country’s ultimate decision maker, told Iranian military forces on Friday.
He referred to the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, which Trump withdrew from in 2018 before imposing the toughest sanctions on the Islamic republic to date. “This is our experience with them,” Khamenei said. “We have to use it.”