Why is Iran clinging to its nuclear weapons program? โ DW โ 10/25/2025
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei recently rejected an offer by US President Donald Trump to resume talks on Iran's nuclear program.ย
"If an agreement is accompanied by coercion and its outcome is predetermined, it is not a deal, but imposition and harassment," said the 86-year-old, who, as the political and religious leader of the Islamic Republic, has the final say in all matters.
At the same time, Khamenei rejected Trump's claim that the US had destroyed Iran's nuclear capabilities.
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