Iran, Trump and Ali Khamenei
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Ayatollah Khamenei says President Trump is living in ‘his dreams' if he thinks America’s bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities destroyed its program.
Most of Iran’s highly enriched uranium was unharmed by Israeli and US strikes in June and remains in Iran’s possession, according to Rafael Grossi, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Analysts say US may be comfortable with the status quo, and many in Iran are wary of negotiations after the 12-day war.
A leaked IAEA report from September indicated Iran had 440kg of enriched uranium as of June. Grossi now estimates the stockpile at approximately 400kg.
Iran's warning comes amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following June's war with Israel and U.S. strikes on its nuclear sites. Stalled nuclear talks and new American sanctions targeting military funding have tightened the squeeze on Tehran's economy.
The United States is prepared to make a deal with Iran when Tehran is ready, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a speech to the Israeli parliament on Monday.
The US government sanctioned more than two dozen companies in China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, including offshoots of a US chip firm, accusing the businesses of providing illicit support to Iran’s military or proxies.
Iranian death row prisoners call on U.N. Secretary General António Guterres to intervene as the regime executes over 1,000 people since the start of the year.