In similar remarks on Tuesday, Ayatollah Khamenei had said there has been no slackening off in USA hostility toward Iran.
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Indeed, the backlash against USA interests has gotten stronger since the nuclear deal with Iran was concluded. The discussions, between 15 other countries, the European Union and United Nations, are an effort to end the civil war in its fifth year that has killed over 250,000, displaced millions and seriously threatened the region’s stability. This American executive, who ironically worked to promote closer U.S.-Iran relations, deserves to be home with his family.
Foreign firms are poised to return to Iran following the lifting of worldwide sanctions under the nuclear deal, but it remains unclear whether American brands will be allowed in.
While speaking with the students, Ayatollah categorically referred to the “U.S. policies and arrogance”.
“The deal has the potential of transforming the relationship (between the US and Iran), it’s not just a transactional agreement”, he said.
On Monday, a majority of Iranian legislators said the Islamic republic would not drop the “Death to America” slogan despite the nuclear deal. “Is this going to be a turning point, something where we can decrease that tension?”
But Iran hasn’t given any indications it’s interested in decreasing tension.
The air force, comprised largely of U.S.-made jets obtained before the revolution, is particularly weak compared to Iran’s Gulf Arab rivals which have spent billions of dollars on Western fighter aircraft this year alone.
Iran’s judiciary – believed directed by Iran’s ruling clerics – also has ordered the detention of at least four Americans, including Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian .
If President Hassan Rouhani’s “nuclear dividend” brings those bodies under the control of his moderate allies, security hawks could see their influence eroded which, in their view, would threaten the Islamic Republic itself. But an additional reason for the activity may be the upcoming parliamentary elections in Iran next February.
A few critics have expressed anger at multiple pictures depicting young Iranian children, with one activist group, United Against Nuclear Iran, describing it as a “disgusting exploitation of children”.
If this continues, it will set back hopes for many Canadian companies hoping to take advantage of trade openings to Iran. “The U.S, and the West more generally, is a bit of a different story”.
‘Well, I kind of take that to mean that they want us dead, ‘ Poe quipped. The priorities are not aligned. “If he sends conflicting messages, so be it…”
Iran’s supreme leader marked Wednesday’s anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy with an affirmation that the slogan “Death to America” is still meaningful.
The slogan “Death to America” is not aimed at the American people, but rather American policies, Iran’s Supreme Leader said in comments reported on his official website on Tuesday.
“America is the main part of the problem in the region, not part of the solution”, Khamenei said, as quoted by Yahoo News.
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“This isn’t important for me at all”, she said.
