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OIL BAN: Iranian Supreme Leader rules out negotiations with US
The diplomatic spat between the United States of America and Iran is threatening to boil over with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruling out any negotiations with the administration of Donald Trump over sanctions imposed on Tehran.
Instead, the Iranian leader is threatening to challenge Trump’s administration for stifling its economy with an oil ban if his recent post on social media are anything to go by.
“Even if we ever – impossible as it is – negotiated with the US, it would never ever be with the current US administration,” Khamenei said on Monday.
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He further declared that his country will only enter into negotiations in the position of strength “so that US’ pressures and uproars won’t affect us”.
“Recently, US officials have been talking blatantly about us. Beside sanctions, they are talking about war and negotiations. In this regard, let me say a few words to the people: THERE WILL BE NO WAR, NOR WILL WE NEGOTIATE WITH THE US,” Khamenei continued.
Despite the ban, the government of Iran has vowed to continue oil export and also affirmed its commitment to stand firm despite re-imposed economic sanctions on the Islamic republic.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made that much known while speaking to state broadcaster IRINN last Wednesday.
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