Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: US And Europe Have Failed To Bring Iran ‘To Its Knees’



Iran’s Leader Denounces West Over Nuclear Talks Extension -- Irish Times

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says US and Europe have failed to bring Iran ‘to its knees’

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said the West has failed to bring Iran “to its knees” over its nuclear programme.

Meeting Muslim clerics in Tehran, the ayatollah dismissed the diplomatic and economic pressure that world powers have brought to bear on his country over its nuclear ambitions. He spoke the day after a deadline for concluding an agreement was extended for seven months.

“In the nuclear issue, America and colonial European countries got together and did their best to bring the Islamic Republic to its knees, but they could not do so – and they will not be able to do so,” the ayatollah’s personal website quoted him as saying.

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More News On Iranian Reaction To The Extension Of The Nuclear Talks

Iranian Leaders Hail Extended Negotiations as a Victory Over the U.S. -- The Tower
Iran Will Not Bow to Pressure, Sanctions: Rouhani -- Al-Manar
Hard-liners circle Rouhani but Khamenei backs more talks -- The Daily Star
Domestic pressures in US, Iran threaten slow-moving nuclear talks -- Reuters
Nuclear diplomacy faces obstacles even with more time -- Daily Star/AP
Iran nuclear talks – victory for Tehran? -- Euronews
What If There Is No Iran Nuclear Deal -- Kelsey Davenport, Defense One
A Truce, Not a Breakthrough Avoids Hard Choices by U.S. and Iran -- Barbara Slavin, VOA

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