Tehran ( The COW News Digital) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has categorically ruled out the possibility of resuming direct negotiations with the United States over Iran’s nuclear program, describing such talks as a “dead end.”
Speaking in a televised address on Iranian state media, Khamenei asserted that U.S. proposals are not genuine negotiations but attempts to dictate terms that undermine Iran’s national interests. “Dialogue with America does not solve problems; it leads us into a closed alley,” he said.
Khamenei further claimed that Washington’s main objective is to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program and halt uranium enrichment — something Iran sees as a violation of its sovereignty. “This is not negotiation, it is coercion,” he declared, vowing that Iran would never accept such conditions.
The remarks came shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump’s address to the United Nations General Assembly, where he stated that Iran would “never be allowed” to acquire nuclear weapons and labeled Tehran as “the world’s biggest state sponsor of terrorism.”
The developments have escalated tensions between Tehran and Washington, which have been strained since 2018 when the Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Under that deal, Iran had agreed to limit its nuclear activities in exchange for relief from international sanctions.
In recent months, Western intelligence agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have reported that Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile is now nearly 40 times higher than the limits set by the JCPOA, raising concerns that Tehran could be approaching weapons-grade capabilities.
Meanwhile, the UN Security Council recently rejected a resolution seeking to extend the easing of sanctions on Iran, leaving the country facing renewed economic and diplomatic pressure. European countries, including France, Germany, and the UK, have expressed alarm at Iran’s continued violations of the nuclear accord but still advocate for a diplomatic resolution.
Analysts say Khamenei’s hardline stance may further isolate Iran internationally but could play well domestically, where resistance to U.S. influence remains strong. The statement signals that any future negotiations are unlikely under current conditions unless Washington changes its approach or offers guarantees that respect Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear energy.
