Economics
Khamenei Scorns Talks With U.S. After Being Sanctioned by Trump
- Tehran also insists downed drone fell in its territorial water
- European nations working to ease economic pain on Tehran
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Iran’s supreme leader scorned the idea of negotiations to ease his country’s tense standoff with the U.S. in his first comments since being sanctioned by President Donald Trump.
“If we agree in negotiations to their demands, they will make the nation miserable,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday, arguing Washington was attempting to strip Iran of its economic and defense capabilities. “And if we don’t, they will go on creating political frenzy, fueling propaganda and applying pressure.”