Khamenei not opposed to nuclear extension
In a speech, Iran's supreme leader has said that he supports the extension on the nuclear talks but slammed the countries involved in the negotiations.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on Iran’s nuclear program, addressed in detail the latest extension on the talks between Iran and five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1), during which Iran has maintained a reduced nuclear program in exchange for the unblocking of frozen assets.
During a speech to Basij Organization officials today, Nov. 27, Ayatollah Khamenei said, “I am not opposed to the extension of the negotiations for the same reasons I am not opposed to the principle of negotiations.”
He praised Iran’s nuclear negotiators, led by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, for being “hardworking and serious” and said, “Unlike the opposing side, they work logically.”
He went on, “The opposing side, primarily America, every day says something. In private meetings and letters they speak one way and in public speeches they speak another way. Today they say something, the next day they take it back.”
