Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has rejected proposals for reducing tensions or for a ceasefire with the United States that were conveyed to Tehran by two intermediary countries, the Reuters news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a senior Iranian official.
Khamenei’s stance for revenge against the U.S. and “Israel” was “very tough and serious” in his first foreign policy session, the official said.
The senior official, who asked not to be named, said the supreme leader had said it was not “the right time for peace until the United States and Israel are brought to their knees, accept defeat, and pay compensation”.
Three sources told Reuters on March 14 that Trump’s administration has rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern countries to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war.
The war launched by the U.S. and the Zionist forces on Iran is in its third week with at least 2,000 people killed and no end in sight. The Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed off, with U.S. allies rebuffing U.S. President Donald Trump’s request for help to reopen the critical waterway, raising energy prices and fears of inflation.
