Tehran reopens negotiations with Washington, and Araghchi calls on Trump to respect Khamenei.
Tehran reopens negotiations with Washington, and Araghchi calls on Trump to respect Khamenei.
2025-06-28 01:18
Shafaq News – Tehran
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi confirmed on Saturday his country’s readiness to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States.
“If President Trump is sincere in his desire to reach an agreement, he must put aside his disrespectful and unacceptable tone toward Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and stop harming millions of his loyal followers,” Araqchi said in a post on the X platform, as monitored by Shafaq News Agency.
Earlier on Saturday, Iran sent a letter to the United Nations and the UN Security Council protesting what it described as “impudent statements” made by Israeli and US officials against Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Today, Reuters quoted US President Donald Trump as saying, “Why does Khamenei claim he won the war with Israel when he knows his statements are a lie, which they are not?” He asserted that he was fully aware of Khamenei’s whereabouts but did not allow US or Israeli forces to eliminate him.
Trump added, “In the final phase of the war, Israel demanded the return of a large group of aircraft that were headed to Tehran.”
It’s worth noting that Trump had declared on Friday that he had saved Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei from what he described as a “horrible death,” saying that the latter should “thank him,” referring to a previous decision not to target him during the 12-day war with Israel.
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