Ayatollah Kasamin Ali said in a statement Friday that Iran should not negotiate with its enemies and must fight the United States with sufficient force to establish a stable regional peace without US involvement. The remarks were circulated on Iranian Telegram channels.
Ayatollah Kasamin Ali issued a hardline statement Friday afternoon, calling on Iran to reject any negotiations with its enemies and instead escalate armed confrontation with the United States.
'We must fight the US so strongly and brutally that a stable peace will emerge without the US in the region,' Kasamin said, according to Iranian Telegram channels. The remarks come as Iran faces continued US and Israeli pressure, and follow a series of similar maximalist statements from senior Iranian figures in recent weeks.
The ayatollah's position aligns with the broader hardline faction within Iran, which has consistently opposed diplomatic engagement, even as other Iranian officials have indicated openness to conditional talks. No specific audience or context for the statement was provided.
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