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Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said on Monday that Tehran will not enter into negotiations with the United States, rejecting a report that claimed Iran was seeking to revive talks with Washington.
In a post on X, Larijani criticised US President Donald Trump, saying he had “plunged the region into chaos with his false hopes” and was now concerned about further losses among American soldiers.
He added that, through what he described as “delusional actions”, Trump had turned his “America First” slogan into “Israel First” and had “sacrificed American soldiers for Israel’s relentless pursuit of power.”
Larijani went on to say that, “with new lies, he is once again making American soldiers and their families pay the price for his personality cult.”
He stressed that “the Iranian people are defending themselves” and that Iran’s armed forces had not launched an invasion.
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