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Khamenei rebukes Trump's "surrender" remark, says "statement too big to come out of his mouth"
Khamenei rebukes Trump's "surrender" remark, says "statement too big to come out of his mouth"

Times of Oman

timea day ago

  • Politics
  • Times of Oman

Khamenei rebukes Trump's "surrender" remark, says "statement too big to come out of his mouth"

Tehran: Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has strongly criticised US President Donald Trump's call for Iran's surrender, describing it as "too big to come out of his mouth." "The US President stated, "Iran must surrender." Needless to say, this statement is too big to come out of the US president's mouth," Khamenei wrote on X. According to The Hill, he said that the US "achieved nothing" from its military strikes on his nation and warned against any further attacks. In his first public remarks since the US bombed three Iranian nuclear sites Saturday, Khamenei declared victory in the conflict and pushed back on President Trump's claims that the strikes were a "spectacular military success." "My congratulations on our dear Iran's victory over the US regime. The US regime entered the war directly because it felt that if it didn't, the Zionist regime would be completely destroyed," Khamenei said in his more-than 10 minute address, according to a translated passage posted to his account on the social platform X. "It entered the war in an effort to save that regime but achieved nothing," he added. Trump has said that the strikes "obliterated Iran's nuclear program," but the Iranian supreme leader pushed back on that assessment. Recently, Trump shared a post on his social media, Truth Social, saying "Unconditional surrender" Trump warned that he could order further action if Tehran does not agree to a satisfactory peace agreement. In his address to the nation from the White House on Saturday (local time), Trump said, "There will be either peace or there will be tragedy for Iran, far greater than we've witnessed over the last eight days." "This cannot continue. There will be either peace or there will be tragedy for Iran far greater than we have witnessed over the last eight days. Remember, there are many targets left. Tonight's was the most difficult of them all, by far, and perhaps the most lethal. But if peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed and skill," Trump added. The conflict between Iran and Israel began on June 13 when Israel launched a large-scale airstrike targeting Iranian military and nuclear facilities under "Operation Rising Lion". Iran responded by launching "Operation True Promise 3", a campaign involving missile and drone attacks against Israel's infrastructure.

Iran moves to suspend cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog
Iran moves to suspend cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

Yahoo

time2 days ago

  • Politics
  • Yahoo

Iran moves to suspend cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

Iran's Guardian Council has ratified a parliament-approved legislation to suspend Tehran's cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, after the war with Israel and the United States. Iranian news outlets reported on Thursday that the appointed council, which has veto power over bills approved by lawmakers, found the parliament's measure to 'not to be in contradiction to the Islamic principles and the Constitution'. Guardian Council spokesperson Hadi Tahan Nazif told the official state news agency, IRNA, that the government is now required to suspend cooperation with the IAEA for the 'full respect for the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran'. Nazif added that the decision was prompted by the 'attacks … by the Zionist regime and the United States against peaceful nuclear facilities'. The bill will be submitted to President Masoud Pezeshkian for final approval and would allow Iran 'to benefit from all the entitlements specified under … the Non-Proliferation Treaty, especially with regard to uranium enrichment', Nazif said. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf suggested that the legislation is now binding after the Guardian Council's approval. 'Continued cooperation with the agency, which plays a role as a protector of anti-human interests and an agent of the illegitimate Zionist regime through the pretext of war and aggression, is not possible until the security of our nuclear facilities is ensured,' Ghalibaf said in a social media post. However, the IAEA said on Thursday that it had not received an official communication from Iran regarding the suspension. Iranian officials have been decrying the IAEA's failure to condemn Israeli attacks on the country's nuclear the war started, Tehran claimed to have obtained Israeli documents that show that the IAEA was passing off information to Israel about Iran's nuclear programme – allegations that were denied by the agency. Israel is widely believed to have its own nuclear arsenal, but its nuclear programme has not been monitored by the UN watchdog. For years, Iranian nuclear sites have been under strict IAEA inspection, including by constant video feed. But it appears that Iran moved its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium from the facilities before they were bombed by Israel and the US during the recent war, putting them out of the view of UN observers for the first time. US and Israeli officials have argued that the military strikes have set back Iran's nuclear programme for years. But suspending cooperation with the IAEA could escalate the programme, although Tehran insists that it is not seeking a nuclear weapon. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denied on Thursday that Tehran was considering returning to nuclear negotiations with the US after five rounds of indirect meetings before Israel attacked. 'Some speculations about the resumption of negotiations should not be taken seriously,' Araghchi said on state television. 'I would like to state clearly that no agreement, arrangement or conversation has been made to start new negotiations. No plan has been set yet to start negotiations,' he added. The top diplomat said the damages from Israeli and US attacks to its nuclear sites 'were not little' and that authorities were still figuring out what their new nuclear programme would look like, which would inform Tehran's future diplomatic stance. Araghchi also hit out at IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, saying that his refusal to denounce the attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities proves his 'biased stance'. Moscow, Tehran's ally, voiced concern on Thursday over the prospect of Iran suspending cooperation with the UN agency. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow was 'interested in Iran's cooperation with the IAEA continuing'. 'We are interested in everyone respecting the supreme leader of Iran, who has repeatedly stated that Iran does not and will not have plans to create nuclear weapons,' Lavrov Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul also told journalists that Berlin 'urges the Iranian government not to go down this path' and cease cooperation with the board. On June 13, Israel launched a surprise bombing campaign against Iran, striking residential buildings and nuclear sites and military facilities, killing top commanders and scientists as well as hundreds of civilians. Iran responded with barrages of missiles that left widespread destruction in Israel and killed at least 29 people. On Sunday, the US joined Israel and launched unprecedented strikes on Iran's Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites. Following Iran's retaliatory attack on a US military base in Qatar, a ceasefire was reached between the countries. Both Israel and Iran declared victory after the war.

Khamenei says US 'gained nothing' from attacks on Iran
Khamenei says US 'gained nothing' from attacks on Iran

LBCI

time2 days ago

  • Politics
  • LBCI

Khamenei says US 'gained nothing' from attacks on Iran

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday that the United States had "gained nothing" from its attacks during the Islamic republic's 12-day war with Israel that saw nuclear sites hit. In a statement published by state media, Khamenei said the United States "engaged in the war directly, convinced that its refusal to intervene would lead to the complete destruction of the Zionist regime." "It has gained nothing from this war," Khamenei said of Washington, adding in his first public remarks since a Tuesday ceasefire ended the war that "the Islamic republic won, and in retaliation dealt a severe slap to the face of America." AFP

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