BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 2. We will not
negotiate with the United States, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme
National Security Council Ali Larijani wrote in a post on his X
account, Trend
reports.
“To the countries of the region: We are not attacking you. But
when bases in your countries are used against us, and when the
United States conducts operations in the region based on those
forces, we will target those bases. Those bases are not the land of
those countries, they are American land,” he added.
Following the second round of nuclear talks between Washington
and Tehran on February 17, which ended without progress, the U.S.
increased its presence in areas near Iran, deploying over 150
aircraft to bases in Europe and the Middle East.
The escalation follows the 3rd round of nuclear talks between
Iran and the United States in Geneva on February 26. Held under the
administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, the negotiations
were seen as a last opportunity for a diplomatic resolution.
However, no agreements were reached, as Tehran refused to halt
uranium enrichment, dismantle its nuclear facilities, or accept
indefinite restrictions on its nuclear program. Israel launched its
airstrikes shortly afterward, with the country’s Defense Minister
Katz emphasizing that the operations were preemptive.
As a result of the military airstrikes carried out the previous
day by Israel and the United States, Iran’s Supreme Leader Seyyed
Ali Khamenei and members of his family were killed.
