Ayatollah Khamenei Tweetstorms Iran Nuclear Deal: ‘Too Early to Celebrate’
Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei is fond of using is Twitter account to troll the United States over its torture reports and racial tensions, but on Thursday morning he used it to question the framework of the P5+1 nuclear negotiations.
Khamenei didn’t decry the deal, as Iran’s hardliners would probably want him to, so much as air his doubts about the particulars of the deal, especially the sanctions. The rate of sanctions removal has emerged as primary point of disagreement between the two sides, with the U.S. predicting sanctions will be removed gradually, while Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif declared they would be removed immediately.
Khamenei criticized these and other differences between the U.S. and Iran’s “fact sheets” on last week’s negotiations, which he said was indicative of wiliness on the part of the U.S.
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On outcome of recent talks, I’m neither for nor against it;according to officials,yet no measure has been taken& there’s no binding results.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) April 9, 2015
It's all about the details.The disloyal side may want to stab #Iran in the back over the details;It is too early to congratulate.
#IranTalks
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) April 9, 2015
What's been done so far secures neither the main deal nor its contents nor is it even clear whether #talks will bear fruit & lead to a deal.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) April 9, 2015
What's been done so far secures neither the main deal nor its contents nor is it even clear whether #talks will bear fruit & lead to a deal.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) April 9, 2015
I support the negotiators& agree w a deal which ensures nation’s interests but no deal is favorable to a deal agnst #Iran interests&dignity.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) April 9, 2015
I trust our negotiators but I'm really worried as the other side is into lying & breaching promises; an example was White House fact sheet.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) April 9, 2015
Hours after the #talks, Americans offered a fact sheet that most of it was contrary to what was agreed.They always deceive &breach promises.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) April 9, 2015
All #sanctions should be removed just when the deal is reached. If sanctions removal depends on another process then why we started to talk?
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) April 9, 2015
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