Recently two US officials threatened to take military action against #Iran. What does negotiation mean under ghost of a threat? read one tweet from Khamenei on Wednesday.
Recently two US officials threatened to take military action against #Iran. What does negotiation mean under ghost of a threat?
12:50 PM - 6 May 2015
It was not immediately clear to whom he was referring, and Khamenei did not go into further detail.
How dare US officials threaten #Iran militarily? Khameneis account tweeted, echoing remarks he made on Iranian state TV earlier in the day.
How dare US officials threaten #Iran militarily? In 2007 I said that hit-and-run attacks are no longer possible; you will get involved.
1:00 PM - 6 May 2015
The supreme leader defended Irans backing of the Houthis in Yemen, saying that the U.S. is supporting those who attack women and children in the country and destroy its infrastructure.
US has been disgraced, he tweeted, saying that the Americans need that nuclear talks at least as much as Iran does and cautiously expressing support for his countrys nuclear negotiators. Negotiators should observe red lines& tolerate no burden, humiliation &threat, he said.
The nuclear negotiations will resume next week in Vienna, after the six countries finished nearly a week of talks in New York on Tuesday.This article was written by Nick Gass for Politico on May 6, 2015. Nick Gass is a breaking news reporter. He joined POLITICO as a web producer in November 2012, following a reporting internship with The Dallas Morning News Washington bureau. Gass first worked in D.C. as ABC News David Kaplan Fellow while studying at the Missouri School of Journalism in 2011.
