Emergency responders attend the scene of an Iranian missile strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, in Beersheba, southern Israel, March 2, 2026. (Credit: Amir Cohen/Reuters)
“We will not negotiate with the United States,” said Ali Larijani, head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, dismissing reports that Tehran seeks talks with Washington to end the war.A key player in recent months, this close advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — assassinated at the start of the U.S.-Israel offensive on Feb. 28 — appears to be following a preset roadmap to safeguard the regime in the face of forces that have demonstrated overwhelming air superiority, as we saw last June. Read more Will the war against Iran be long? Different scenarios for resolving the crisis Iran knows it cannot win the war militarily. Yet the regime’s ultimate aim has always been to ensure its survival and preserve its legacy, despite relentless attacks on its top leaders, command centers, ballistic infrastructure, and naval assets. How...
“We will not negotiate with the United States,” said Ali Larijani, head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, dismissing reports that Tehran seeks talks with Washington to end the war.A key player in recent months, this close advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — assassinated at the start of the U.S.-Israel offensive on Feb. 28 — appears to be following a preset roadmap to safeguard the regime in the face of forces that have demonstrated overwhelming air superiority, as we saw last June. Read more Will the war against Iran be long? Different scenarios for resolving the crisis Iran knows it cannot win the war militarily. Yet the regime’s ultimate aim has always been to ensure its survival and preserve its legacy, despite relentless attacks on its top leaders, command centers, ballistic infrastructure, and naval...
