Iranian cleric warns against tying country’s fate to nuclear talks
A senior Iranian cleric said on Friday that Iran should not link its economic and political decisions to the outcome of nuclear negotiations, warning that such an approach had already caused harm during the 2015 nuclear deal.
“We must be careful not to condition our country and economy on negotiations,” said Ahmad Alamolhoda, the Friday prayer Imam in the northeastern city of Mashhad. “They told us we needed the deal for water, for electricity – and we suffered greatly as a result.”
Without naming specific officials, Alamolhoda criticized those who, in his view, made national progress dependent on diplomatic outcomes. He urged authorities across all branches of government to continue development efforts regardless of talks with the United States.
