People walk past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 5, 2026. (Credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA/Reuters)
“It has never happened, and it will never happen,” said Ali Ahmad Khomeini in an interview with Al-Mayadeen published on Feb. 4, dismissing the very notion of reconciliation between oppressors and the oppressed — by which he meant the United States and Iran.The remarks by the grandson of the Islamic Republic’s founder came as the Friday talks nearly collapsed after Washington refused to meet Tehran’s demands to change the location and format of the talks. Our live updates of the talks US-Iran talks in Oman end; Araghchi says discussions will continue after ‘good start’ | LIVE While the cleric described a war between the two states as “the most distant possibility,” he reiterated that “if war were to happen, we are not afraid.”Much like U.S. President Donald Trump, the Iranian leaders are sending mixed signals, presenting themselves...
“It has never happened, and it will never happen,” said Ali Ahmad Khomeini in an interview with Al-Mayadeen published on Feb. 4, dismissing the very notion of reconciliation between oppressors and the oppressed — by which he meant the United States and Iran.The remarks by the grandson of the Islamic Republic’s founder came as the Friday talks nearly collapsed after Washington refused to meet Tehran’s demands to change the location and format of the talks. Our live updates of the talks US-Iran talks in Oman end; Araghchi says discussions will continue after ‘good start’ | LIVE While the cleric described a war between the two states as “the most distant possibility,” he reiterated that “if war were to happen, we are not afraid.”Much like U.S. President Donald Trump, the Iranian leaders are sending mixed signals,...
