“We don’t think it will lead to any outcome. We don’t know what will happen,“ said Khamenei during a speech, adding that denying Iran's right to enrich uranium was “a big mistake”.
They had confirmed plans to hold another round of discussions during their last meeting on May 11, which Iran described as “difficult but useful”, while a US official said Washington was “encouraged”.
Iran currently enriches uranium to 60 percent, far above the 3.67-percent limit set in the 2015 deal and close though still short of the 90 percent needed for a nuclear warhead.
Iran has repeatedly insisted its right to maintain uranium enrichment was “non-negotiable”, while chief US negotiator Steve Witkoff has called it a “red line”.
“The American side involved in these indirect negotiations should refrain from speaking nonsense,“ said Khamenei.
“They believe that it makes them a threshold nuclear power, and as a result... untouchable.”
“If the US is interested in ensuring that Iran will not have nuclear weapons, a deal is within reach, and we are ready for a serious conversation to achieve a solution that will forever ensure that outcome,“ he said in a post on X.
Iranian diplomats have said Tehran would be open to temporary restrictions on how much uranium it enriches and to what level.
While backing nuclear diplomacy, he also warned of potential military action if it fails.
He further threatened to impose “massive maximum pressure”, including driving Iranian oil exports to zero if talks failed.
Iranian officials, however, criticised what they described as “contradictory” positions by US officials along with the continued imposition of sanctions targeting Iran's oil industry and nuclear programme despite the talks.
Iran's top diplomat said these stances “have caused serious disruptions in the negotiation process.”
On Sunday, Araghchi said Iran has been observing “dissonance ... between what our US interlocutors say in public and in private.”
They are currently weighing the reimposition of UN sanctions in response to Iranian non-compliance.
Araghchi said Iran was willing to “begin a new chapter” with Europe and urged it to play a role in the nuclear negotiations.
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