It has been less than three months since the Iran nuclear deal was reached, but Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has declared there will be more negotiations between his country and the United States.
“There is a reason for our objection to negotiations with the U.S.; the U.S. engagement in talks with Iran means infiltration. They want to pave the way to impose themselves,” Khamenei allegedly said in a speech during a meeting with Navy commanders from the hard-line Revolutionary Guards, according to the IRNA state news agency.
According to Khamenei, during the negotiations between Iran, the U.S. and six other world powers, the U.S. “made attempts to infiltrate at any spot they were able to; thanks God, the Iranian side was vigilant enough but still at certain points they somehow managed to get chances and did a move contrary to our national interests.”
Though it is unclear if there is a specific incident Khamenei is referring to, the U.S. has been known to spy on Iran and brag about it.
“Ayatollah Khamenei stressed that at the present juncture, enemies were trying to transform the revolutionary attitudes of officials and religious beliefs of people,” the IRNA report says. “Urging the youth to stay quite vigilant, he noted that he has nothing to worry about in this regard thanks to the awareness of universities and army forces.” Though Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has publicly endorsed the agreement — which gives Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for curbing its nuclear ambitions — Khamenei has not yet publicly declared his support for it.
