Iran's supreme leader rejects nuclear talks with US after Trump's overtures

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday helium volition not negociate a atomic woody with the U.S., citing demands astir the country's rocket scope and influence.

In a bid of posts connected X, Khamenei called the U.S. authorities "coercive," claiming negotiations are lone a means to enforce caller demands.

"Such negotiations aren't aimed astatine solving issues," Khamenei wrote. "Their purpose is to exert their dominance and enforce what they want."

He added the "demands" subordinate to the country's defence and planetary capabilities.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a gathering successful Tehran, Iran, July 7, 2024. (Iranian Leader Press Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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"Telling america not to bash this, not to conscionable that person, not to spell there, not to nutrient this, and to bounds the scope of our missiles to a definite extend," Khamenei wrote. "How could anyone judge specified things?"

Khamenei posted 1 time aft President Donald Trump said helium had sent a missive to Khamenei pushing for a atomic statement with Tehran, suggesting determination could beryllium subject consequences if a woody is not reached.

Trump told reporters Friday the U.S. is "down to the last moments" negotiating with Iran, and helium hoped a subject involution would not beryllium necessary.

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a code during a programme held aft the sidesplitting of Hezbollah person Hassan Nasrallah Oct. 2, 2024.  (Iranian Leader Press Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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In a connection Saturday, National Security Council spokesperson Brian Hughes said the medication hopes Iran "puts its radical and champion interests up of terror."

"President Trump said it intelligibly that determination are 2 ways Iran tin beryllium handled: militarily oregon by making a deal," Hughes wrote. 

Behnam Ben Taleblu, manager of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies' Iran program, wrote successful a connection that Trump should "be careful" successful discussions with Tehran.

"Tehran has acceptable a trap for him, hoping to lure him into endless diplomacy that is utilized to blunt maximum unit and dampen the credibility of an American oregon Israeli subject enactment portion buying clip to creep towards a atomic weapon," Ben Taleblu wrote successful a statement.

While Trump said successful February helium believed Iran was "close" to processing a atomic weapon, helium noted the U.S. would forestall the action.

Iranian students be an yearly rally successful beforehand of the erstwhile U.S. Embassy successful Tehran, Iran, Nov. 3, 2024, marking the 45th day of Iranian students' takeover of the embassy. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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He besides signed an enforcement enactment ordering the Department of Treasury to execute "maximum economical pressure" connected Iran done a bid of sanctions that would devastate the country's lipid exports. 

The "maximum pressure" inaugural against Tehran, which was enacted during the archetypal Trump administration, issues greater sanctions and harsher enforcement for violations.

The president's comments and Khamenei's consequent posts came days earlier Sunday's 18th day of the abduction of retired FBI Special Agent Robert "Bob" Levinson from Kish Island, Iran.

The FBI Washington Field posted Friday connected Facebook, saying it "remembers Bob and his household each day" up of the day and National Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day.

President Trump astatine AmericaFest successful Arizona.  (Rick Scuteri)

The FBI is inactive offering up to a $5 cardinal reward for accusation that leads to Levinson’s location, betterment and return, according to the post.

The State Department's Rewards for Justice programme is offering a reward of up to $20 cardinal for accusation starring to his location, betterment and instrumentality and accusation starring to the apprehension oregon condemnation of anyone liable for his alleged abduction.

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"As portion of our ongoing efforts to resoluteness Bob's lawsuit and clasp the Iranian authorities liable for its relation successful Bob's disappearance, we precocious released seeking accusation posters featuring Mohammad Baseri and Ahmad Khazai, 2 elder Iranian quality officers who worked for Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security astatine the clip of Bob's abduction," the bureau wrote successful the post.

Fox News Digital's Diana Stancy contributed to this report.