'US is Iran's no. 1 enemy', says Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Reuters|
Nov 03, 2017, 12.11 AM IST
The United States is Iran’s “number one enemy” and Tehran will never succumb to Washington’s pressure over a multinational nuclear deal, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a televised speech on Thursday.
US President Donald Trump broke ranks with other major powers last month by refusing to formally certify Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal. Under that deal, most sanctions on Iran were lifted in exchange for Tehran curbing its nuclear work.
“The American president’s foolish remarks against our people show the depth of America’s hostility towards the entire Iranian nation,” Iran’s top authority Khamenei told a group of students.
“America is the number one enemy of our nation.”
Since the deal was reached in 2015, Khamenei has continued to denounce the US publicly, suggesting that antagonism between the two countries since the 1979 Islamic revolution would not abate because of the accord.
US President Donald Trump broke ranks with other major powers last month by refusing to formally certify Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal. Under that deal, most sanctions on Iran were lifted in exchange for Tehran curbing its nuclear work.
“The American president’s foolish remarks against our people show the depth of America’s hostility towards the entire Iranian nation,” Iran’s top authority Khamenei told a group of students.
“America is the number one enemy of our nation.”
Since the deal was reached in 2015, Khamenei has continued to denounce the US publicly, suggesting that antagonism between the two countries since the 1979 Islamic revolution would not abate because of the accord.
