On the 23rd local time, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a televised speech saying that under the current situation,Negotiations with the U.S. government do Iran no good, nor can they defuse any harm for Iran.He said that under the current circumstances, negotiations would bring irreparable losses.
He said the U.S. side claimed to be negotiating, but the result was to ask Iran to shut down its nuclear industry and stop uranium enrichment, which was not negotiated but imposed. The U.S. side also claimed that Iran should not have missiles, which means Iran is unable to counter-attack when attacked.
Khamenei said: "The United States lies and breaks its faith in everything. If it has the opportunity, it will assassinate. There is no negotiation with such a party. In my opinion,Negotiations with the U.S. are completely stupid.”
At the same time, Khamenei once again reiterated that Iran does not, will never, and does not intend to use nuclear weapons. In order to meet national needs, Iran has increased its uranium enrichment abundance to 60%. (Headquarters reporter Li Shuangxi)