{"id":29410,"date":"2018-08-13T18:25:24","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T18:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/13\/irans-top-leader-says-no-war-or-talks-with-us\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:13:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:13:01","slug":"irans-top-leader-says-no-war-or-talks-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/08\/13\/irans-top-leader-says-no-war-or-talks-with-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s top leader says no war or talks with US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TEHRAN, Iran \u2014 Iran\u2019s supreme leader said Monday that his country will neither go to war nor enter into negotiations with the United States as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/2018\/08\/06\/trump-brings-back-iran-sanctions-after-exiting-nuclear-deal\/\">Trump administration restores sanctions<\/a> lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In remarks carried by state television, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/08\/08\/us-braces-for-possible-cyber-attacks-after-iran-sanctions\">along with sanctions<\/a>, Americans have recently raised two more options, war and talks&#8230; War will not happen and we will not enter talks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from Iran\u2019s nuclear deal with world powers in May and last week the U.S. began restoring sanctions, exacerbating a financial crisis in Iran that has sent its currency tumbling. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/07\/31\/trump-says-he-would-certainly-meet-with-irans-rouhani\/\">Trump has suggested he would be willing to hold talks <\/a>with Iranian leaders, but that would be impossible without permission from Khamenei, who has the final say on all major policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/mideast-africa\/2018\/08\/13\/iran-unveils-bright-conqueror-missile\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Al-Mobeen.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Iran unveils \u2018Bright Conqueror\u2019 missile<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The announcement follows the test of a Fateh-100 anti-ship missile in early August, Iran&#039;s first missile test in over a year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Negotiations with the U.S. would definitely harm us and they are forbidden,&#8221; Khamenei said, adding that the Americans had proven they could not be trusted. &#8220;Negotiation with the bullying and very eager government of the U.S. means giving it an instrument through which it can add to its hostility,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khamenei meanwhile blamed the monetary crisis on President Hassan Rouhani&#8217;s administration, saying it resulted from &#8220;management problems unrelated to the sanctions.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1196\" height=\"608\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran-weapon-8.13.18.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran-weapon-8.13.18.jpg.jpg 1196w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran-weapon-8.13.18.jpg.jpg?resize=300,153 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran-weapon-8.13.18.jpg.jpg?resize=768,390 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iran-weapon-8.13.18.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,521 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1196px) 100vw, 1196px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This picture released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, shows the missile Fateh-e Mobin, or Bright Conqueror, during inauguration of its production line at an undisclosed location, Iran. Iran on Monday said it launched a production line for a radar-evading, short range surface-to-surface missile capable of hitting targets in any weather condition. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also on Monday, Iran said it launched a production line for a radar-evading, short-range missile. Defense Minister Gen. Amir Hatami told state TV the surface-to-surface missile, dubbed Fateh-e Mobin, or Bright Conqueror, was effective in all weather conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He did not discuss the range of the missile, but older versions like the Fateh-313 have a range of some 500 kilometers (300 miles). 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