Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei declared that the nation will not negotiate under US pressure, asserting that Washington aims to impose its expectations. Khamenei emphasized that Iran will not accept new demands related to its defense capabilities or international influence.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticized US President Donald Trump's threat of military action if Iran refuses nuclear talks, calling it bullying. Khamenei stated the negotiations aimed at domination rather than solutions.
Trump’s remarks represent a shift for the president, who in 2018 withdrew the United States from a nuclear deal with Iran.
The reduction in funding for Iranian groups, based largely outside Iran, is affecting the work of human rights monitors, news outlets and civic activists.