In his Unmistakable Message to Iran? post, Dj Konservo asks
Surely it won’t just be the “statement” in which we tell them to “knock it off or else”?
Will it?
Apparently, it won’t be much more… And the Ayatollah is unmoved.
Iran’s supreme religious leader said Sunday that his nation would not bow to pressure after Western powers announced Friday that they would offer a new package of incentives to coax Iran to give up its nuclear program.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme religious leader, who has the final word on state matters, did not refer directly to the country’s nuclear program, but his comments seemed to suggest that Iran was not willing to compromise.“Have you not tested the Iranian nation?” the ISNA news agency quoted him as asking during a speech in Fars Province on Sunday. “We will forcefully continue on our path and will not allow the oppressors to step on our rights.”
Ayatollah Khamenei said economic sanctions could not affect the nation’s will. He was referring to action from the United Nations Security Council, which ordered a third set of sanctions against Iran in March.
From IHT
Filed under: Iran, Middle East, UN | Tagged: Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran, Nuclear Program, United Nations, United Nations Security Council
