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The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, has insisted on not negotiating with the United States as the ongoing escalation between the US, Israel and Iran rolls into the third day.
Larijani made the remarks in a post on X in response to a Wall Street Journal report that claimed he intends to return to the negotiating table with the United States.
“We will not negotiate with the United States,” he wrote.
On Saturday, the US and Israel launched airstrikes into Iran and killed Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. In retaliation, Iran launched several waves of missile and drone attacks against Israel and U.S. bases in Gulf countries, triggering airspace closures across the region.
Hezbollah fired missiles and drones from southern Lebanon toward northern Israeli territory in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Sunday night, further worsening the crisis in the Middle East.
Larijani, in separate posts shared on X, said U.S. President Donald Trump is sacrificing U.S soldiers and the country’s treasures for Israel.
“Trump’s wishful thinking has dragged the whole region into an unnecessary war, and now he is rightly worried about more American casualties. It is indeed very sad that he is sacrificing American treasure and blood to advance Netanyahu’s illegitimate expansionist ambitions,” he wrote.
Larijani has also vowed retaliation, stating that Iran would “hit harder”.
“Yesterday Iran fired missiles at the United States and Israel, and they did hurt. Today we will hit them with a force that they have never experienced before,” he wrote.
