آية الله خامنئي يرفض عرض الحوار الاميركي
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رفض المرشد الاعلى للجمهورية الاسلامية آية الله علي خامنئي الخميس عرض الولايات المتحدة فتح محادثات ثنائية حول البرنامج النووي الايراني المثير للجدل مع فرض واشنطن عقوبات اقتصادية على ايران، كما ذكر الموقع الرسمي لخامنئي.
وقال خامنئي في خطاب امام قيادة سلاح الجو "انتم (الاميركيون) تريدون التفاوض وانتم تصوبون السلاح نحو ايران. الامة الايرانية لن يرهبها هذا النوع من الاعمال".
واكدت الولايات المتحدة الاربعاء تشديد عقوباتها على ايران بعد ايام قليلة من "عرض جدي" قدمه نائب الرئيس الاميركي جو بايدن لطهران بشان مفاوضات مباشرة حول الملف النووي في اطار مجموعة خمسة زائد واحد (الولايات المتحدة وفرنسا وبريطانيا وروسيا والصين والمانيا).
وقال اية الله خامنئي صاحب القرار في شؤون الجمهورية الاسلامية وخصوصا النشاط النووي والدبلوماسية، ان "بعضهم يسر بهذا العرض التفاوضي (لكن) المفاوضات لن تحل شيئا".
وبعد عدة اشهر من الانقطاع اتفقت مجموعة 5+1 وايران على استئناف المباحثات في 26 شباط في كازاخستان.
وتشتبه الاسرة الدولية في ان الجمهورية الاسلامية تسعى لحيازة السلاح الذري تحت غطاء برنامج مدني وهو ما تنفيه طهران قطعا، وفرضت الامم المتحدة عقوبات على ايران لنشاطاتها النووية وشددتها واشنطن والاتحاد الاوروبي مؤخرا.

Smart move by the Ayatollah but not because of the sanctions however. The Iranians need the Russians and the French at the table to corroborate the dialog during the talks.
Sitting down alone with the US means there are no witnesses to the meetings. Even if Iran agreed to US demands the US could ask for more to scuttle the talks ... Iran needs witnesses in the room.

@ mowaten
Exactly correct my friend. The US global hegemony will not be denied. Most countries feel as you and I do but they can not afford to try to help Iran when Iran makes nothing but boasts about its' ability to retaliate.
Iran has played right into the hands of the US. Iran has not bothered to garner any real allies. Russia and China will block for Iran but they will not help Iran to any great extent.
So Iran tries to go it alone against the US, Israel, the EU and the GCC. Good luck with that. Whether it was Ahmadinejad or the Ayatollah Iran has played itself right into a corner.
Iran had better sign a nuclear agreement and quickly. Ahmadinejad mouthing off in Egypt about destroying Israel is yet another foolish outburst and an insult to the hospitality of Egypt itself.

Mckinl- If that was all it takes, don't you think he would have stated that he is willing to talk as long as france and russia are on the table?
I do however agree with you on the below statement that Iran backed itself into a corner. I just don't see why they need to have a nuke. Open up to the IAEA and show you have not intentions of building a nuke and you could easily work on your peaceful nuclear program. They could easily work with other countries to build nuclear powerplants like the ones russia installed for them. I just don't see why you would put your people through all of that when you can avoid it.

They need a nuke cause America will not attack a country with a nuke. The aim has been regime change in Iran since 79'. The only way to guard against thak is a nuke.

Israel security is a major US concern.
first the Israelis will eliminate the hizbushaitan threat close to home, then it will be the turn of iran.
the sooner, the better.

good move from iran...dealing with the americans is like dealing between the israelis and the palestinians=settlements and waisting time...

With the sanctions, all I see is the US placing a block and hold on Iran's oil until the rest of the world's supply is low. Then attack Iran, claim the oil and make a bajillion dollars.

Tony accusing FT and the rest of the world being uneducated. Think not thing, off the map not of the map, barking not barging, turban not turbine. Most people here made good comments without any hate or anger. But you need to tone it down and stop barging as you said.

it is good you say "most", because there is rarely a comment from FT that does not insult someone :)