Al-Monitor- Once again, Iran�s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has emphasized that Tehran will not negotiate with the West over�Iran�s ballistic missile program.


At a joint graduation, inauguration and epaulet-granting�ceremony for cadets�of Iran's Army Academies on Oct. 25, Ayatollah Khamenei refused any negotiation over Iran�s �defense� power.

While the US administration has signaled ambivalence about Iran�s implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the White House has urged Tehran to come to the negotiating�table to reach an agreement over limitations on its ballistic missile program.

�We have repeatedly announced and declared once more that the country�s defensive means and power are not up for negotiation and bargaining,��said Ayatollah Khamenei�at the ceremony, adding, �When it comes to defense equipment and whatever [means] that backs up the national power, we have no bargaining and transactions with the enemy and will continue on the path of power with more strength than before.�

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