TEHRAN, May 20 — Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today that nuclear talks with the United States were unlikely to yield any results, amid a diplomatic...
Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik rise to world No 3 after Thailand Open win, trail fellow Malaysians Goh Sze Fei-Nur IzzudinAyatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the nation on the first anniversary of former president Ebrahim Raisi's death. — AFP picTEHRAN, May 20 — Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today that nuclear talks with the United States were unlikely to yield any results, amid a diplomatic standoff over the Islamic republic's enrichment activities.
They had confirmed plans to hold another round of discussions during their last meeting on May 11, which Iran described as"difficult but useful", while a US official said Washington was"encouraged". Iran has repeatedly insisted its right to maintain uranium enrichment was"non-negotiable", while chief US negotiator Steve Witkoff has called it a"red line".
Earlier, Iran's Foreign Minister and lead negotiator Abbas Araghchi said"enrichment in Iran, however, will continue with or without a deal". Since returning to office in January, US President Donald Trump has revived his"maximum pressure" approach against Iran.Trump has said he presented Iran's leadership with an"olive branch", adding that it was an offer that would not last forever.
Iranian officials, however, criticised what they described as"contradictory" positions by US officials along with the continued imposition of sanctions targeting Iran's oil industry and nuclear programme despite the talks.
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