Khamenei Posts Strict Red Lines for Nuclear Deal – No Inspections, Continued Construction & Development

Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei posted his own “red lines” for an acceptable nuclear deal.
Khamenei said no inspections will be accepted and Iran will continue with construction and development of its nuclear sites.
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Fars News rported:

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday Tehran will neither agree with a 10-year-long restriction on its nuclear activities nor IAEA verification of its undertakings as acceptable terms for a deal with the world powers.

“The Americans are seeking to destroy Iran’s nuclear industry and on the opposite side everyone in Iran, including me myself, the government, the parliament, the judiciary, the security and military bodies and all other bodies, are after a good agreement, that is a fair, just and honorable deal in line with Iran’s interests, while stressing on (the country’s) redlines,” the Supreme Leader said, addressing a meeting with heads of the three branches of power and senior state and military officials, where he elaborated on Iran’s redlines and policies in the nuclear talks in explicit words.

The Iranian leader first reminded the history of the negotiations, and said Iran started talks with Washington over its nuclear issue after the US president urged Tehran during the former Iranian administration via a third party to start bilateral talks.

He said the US realized it had been left with no other option but to raise such a request after it saw that all its heavy pressures on Tehran had failed to bring the country to its knee.

Ayatollah Khamenei said while the Americans had vowed to terminate all the sanctions in 6 months, when the talks started “the Americans changed the 6 months to one year first, and then lengthened the negotiations by making repeated excessive demands and even threats to boost the sanctions and speaking of militarism and on and under the table”.

The Iranian Leader then presented his assessment of the trend of the talks, and said, “Contemplation and study over the trend of the demands made by the Americans shows that they aim to uproot Iran’s nuclear industry and the country’s nuclear essence and change it to a caricature and a window without a content.”

He said “the Americans mean to destroy Iran’s nuclear industry … and somehow keep the pressures and sanctions at the same time”.

Ayatollah Khamenei said Washington’s main objective is to make Iran surrender and become a dependent nation, specially considering that Iran is a role model for other countries, and they renege and bargain so frequently and break their promises so often for the very same purpose.

He said negotiation and deal means give and take, but “we have stated since the very beginning that we want the cruel sanctions be removed, of course, we accept to give some points in return but on the condition that the nuclear industry is not halted or harmed”.

Elaborating on the redlines, he said, “Opposite to what the Americans insist on, we do not accept long-term 10 to 12 years restrictions and we have told them the acceptable number of years for limitations.”

Ayatollah Khamenei described continued nuclear research and development during the period of limited nuclear activities as Iran’s second redline, saying “They say that we shouldn’t do anything in the 12-year period, but this a doubly wrong and bullying word.”

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