The fate of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers is still undecided but it will not leave the country vulnerable to US influence, supreme leader Ali Khamenei said Monday.
Khamenei, the country’s highest authority, said in a statement quoted on his website that Tehran would block any US attempt to influence Iran despite the historic accord.
“They think that through this agreement — the fate of which is not clear as no one knows if it will be approved here or in America — they could find a way to intrude into the country,” Khamenei said.
“We have closed such a path and will decisively shut it. We’ll allow neither economic nor political nor cultural intrusion by the United States.”
The deal, reached in Vienna last month, must still be ratified by the US Congress and could face the need for parliamentary approval in Iran.