Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Negotiating With America Does Not Solve Any Problems

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Source: IRNA/Khamenei.ir)

JAKARTA - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said negotiating with the United States Government was an unwise act, reflecting on past experiences.

"Netching with America will not solve any problems. Proof? Experience (past)!" said Ayatollah Khamenei on Friday, launching IRNA on February 7.

Khamenei referred to Iran's past experiences in negotiating and making deals with the United States and other governments in the 2010s, saying although Iran offered a large concession to other parties under the agreement, the US reneged on its obligations.

"America did not comply with the agreement. People who are now in office (in the United States) have broken the agreement," he said.

"The agreement was intended to lift American sanctions. The sanctions were not lifted! American sanctions were not lifted," he said.

That is, continued Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran's experience.

"A person should not negotiate with the government like this; negotiating (with him) is unwise, not intelligent, not honorable," said Khamenei.

Speaking at a meeting with commanders, staff and pilots from the Iranian Army Air Force and Air Defense Force in Tehran, Khamenei stressed Iran was not against the negotiations itself, with Iran engaged in negotiations with all countries in the world.

"The only exception here is America. Of course, we don't consider the Israeli regime an exception, because the regime was not the government from the start and was more of a criminal and land grabbing group," he said.

Earlier, United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wanted to have a verified nuclear peace agreement with Iran.

Iran responded by ready to give the United States the opportunity to resolve disputes between the two countries.

Yesterday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian responded to President Trump's statement saying it was not difficult to verify Iran's nuclear.

"Verifying (our nuclear program) is an easy task, they have come and verified whenever they want to and they can come to verify one hundred more times," President Pezeshkian told Reuters.

Trump brought the United States out of the 2015 Nuclear Deal (JCPOA) between Iran and world powers unilaterally in 2018, again imposing sanctions on Iran, in the first period of his administration.

The sanctions that hit Iran's economic sector prompted Tehran to violate the pact's nuclear boundaries.