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Iran judiciary chief says Tehran rejects policy ‘imposition,’ will not ‘back down’ in talks with US
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran’s judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei says Tehran remains open to talks with the United States but will not accept what he calls policy “imposition” under threats.
“The Islamic Republic has never shied away from negotiations… but we certainly do not accept imposition,” Ejei says in a video carried by the judiciary’s Mizan Online website.
“We do not welcome war in any way; we do not want war, we do not want its continuation,” he claims.
He insists that Iran is “absolutely not willing to abandon our principles and values in the face of this malicious enemy to avoid war or prevent its continuation.”
Ejei insists that the United States achieved “nothing” during the war, adding that Tehran will not “back down” in negotiations.
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