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US-Iran: Khamenei Blasts Trump's 'Nonsense' Nuclear Demands

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has publicly expressed his displeasure at the demands of President Donald Trump and the US administration in the crucial nuclear talks, calling them meaningless and totally humiliating.

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Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has publicly expressed his displeasure at the demands of President Donald Trump and the US administration in the crucial nuclear talks, calling them meaningless and totally humiliating.

Khamenei on Tuesday said on his X handle, "We won바카라t allow Iran to enrich uranium,바카라 is utter nonsense. We aren바카라t waiting for anyone바카라s permission. The Islamic Republic has certain policies, and it will pursue them."

He said he did not know whether the talks would yield any results or not.

While, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday stated that Tehran is still reviewing whether to participate in the next round of nuclear talks.

Non-negotiable

Following four rounds of talks, Khamenei urged the US to stop making "nonsense" demands on Iran's enrichment, saying it's "non-negotiable.

Iran is playing it cool on the US request for a fifth round of talks, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stating, "A date has been suggested, but we have not yet accepted it." The two sides are exploring Rome as a possible venue.

"What we are currently witnessing are completely irrational and illogical positions from the Americans, which have been made public in recent days," he said.

Both sides have been aggressive in the talks on uranium enrichment, and no one is ready to back down from their stand, due to which a deadlock situation is now emerging. To stop this, Donald Trump has openly threatened Iran, "Take action quickly or else something bad is going to happen."

Trump To Iran

In recent times, when Iran was reluctant to even come to the negotiating table, Donald Trump had threatened Tehran on several occasions, saying that if Iran does not compromise on its nuclear programme, it will be bombed and will also have to face very harsh sanctions.

President Trump has already deployed two US aircraft carriers, the USS Carl Vinson and the USS Harry S Truman, to the Arabian Sea, as well as ordered the largest ever deployment of B-2 bombers to the Indian Ocean from its military base at Diego Garcia.

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