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Geneva, May 23: Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has on Wednesday said the country’s youth will witness the civilization of America and the demise of Israel.

Iran’s supreme leader made the remarks during interacting with students in Geneva. In the meeting, Khamenei stated, “You young people should be assured that you will witness the demise of the enemies of humanity, meaning the degenerate American civilization, and the demise of Israel.” However, he did not give any further detail, according to Reuters news reports.

US President Donald Trump pulled out Washington from the 2015 agreement last year, further ratcheting up pressure over Tehran, aiming at strangling Iran’s economy by putting an end to Iranian crude oil exports.

Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) chief has warned Tehran was on a brink of a “full-scale confrontation with the enemy”, a day after nation’s supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated there would be no war with America amid tensions escalation.

On May 16, Khamenei ruled out any talks with the US government over the disputed issues, Tasnim news agency reported.

The US wants Iran to negotiate over its “defensive weapon” and to reduce the range of its missiles while urging Iran to talk over its regional strategy, the Iranian leader was quoted as saying by the Iranian news agency.

With the sanctions and the recent US military build up in the Gulf, the Trump administration aims to force Iran to return to the negotiation table by exerting “maximum pressures”.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the US does not want a war with Iran, amid escalating tensions between the two countries.

 

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