In remarks that reveal the Iranian regime’s desperation, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the religious dictatorship, vowed on Wednesday that his regime would resist international sanctions imposed over its nuclear program, and threatened to respond with cutting back gas exports.
Speaking in Tehran Khamenei said: “The enemy is using the lever of sanctions to the hit and their goal is to stop our progress.”
“If we allow them to dictate to us on the nuclear issue, they will still keep the sanctions in place because what they are against the very foundation of our revolution.”
“If sanctions are to be the way, the Iranian nation can also do it. A big collection of the world’s oil and gas is in Iran so Iran if necessary can hold back on the gas that Europe and the world is so dependent on,” he added.
Some 2.7 million barrels of oil per day is produces in Iran, mainly for domestic consumption. Also 600 million cubic metres per day of gas is produced each day, of which 500 million cubic metres is consumed domestically.
The Iranian regime is in talks with the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany to end a decade-old standoff over its nuclear program which the world fears the main state-sponsor of termism in the world could use to develop a nuclear bomb.
Hassan Rouhani, the president of the clerical dictatorship ruling Iran, said on Tuesday that Tehran was speeding up its nuclear program adding that it will not seek permission form anyone to pursue technological advancement.
Rouhani boasted that Iran has made “highly important progress in the nuclear field,” but that such advancements have been eclipsed by the ongoing nuclear negotiations with world powers.
“We don’t and will not take permission from anyone to make progress in science and knowledge,” he said.
According to Fars News Agency, Rouhani boasted that Iran has made “highly important progress in the nuclear field.” However, he added that these advancements have been held back by the ongoing nuclear negotiations.
In his speech, Rouhani also said that interacting with the world does not mean that Tehran will give up its scientific endeavors.
Rouhani said no one should think that negotiation with the world means that Iran will quit making progress in a certain branch of science.
Remarks by Rouhani and Khamenei comes as the Iranian regime and world powers have until a March 31 deadline to reach a political agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program.
