Khamenei
says Iran will not negotiate with U.S. beyond nuclear talks
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[September 09, 2015]
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme
Leader has said Tehran will not negotiate with the United States on any
issue after the landmark nuclear deal with world powers in July,
according to his official website on Wednesday.
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The comments appeared to contradict more moderate president Hassan
Rouhani, who said on Tuesday the Islamic Republic was ready to hold
talks with the United States on ways to resolve Syria's civil war.
"We negotiated with the U.S. on the nuclear issue for specific
reasons. (The Americans) behaved well in the talks, but we didn't
and we won't allow negotiation with the Americans on other issues,"
Ayatollah Khamenei was quoted as saying.
"The Americans are not hiding their animosity towards Iran...
Americans in the Congress are plotting and passing bills against
us... Negotiations are a tool for them to influence Iran and to
impose their will," Ayatollah Khamenei said to hundreds of visitors
to his offices.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2015/Sep/09/images/ads/current/gives_you_more_bch_040314.png) Following the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, several
high diplomatic delegations from Europe have visited Iran, in a
possible sign of a thaw after a decade of isolation brought on by
international sanctions.
But long-time rivals Tehran and Washington have yet to normalize
relations or open a dialogue on their contending policies in the
war-torn region.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday secured 42 votes in the U.S.
Senate to secure the nuclear deal of which Republicans and
pro-Israel lobbies disapprove.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been a vociferous
opponent of the Iran deal, calling it a threat to his country's
existence.
"God willing there will be nothing left of the Zionist regime in 25
years," Khamenei said. "Meanwhile, the heroic jihadi Islamic spirit
will not leave the Zionists in peace for a second."
(Reporting by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin; Editing by Ralph Boulton)
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