Leader stresses "West not trustworthy"

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei made the remarks while speaking in the last meeting with the officials of the twelfth Iranian government on Wednesday morning.

Referring to the experiences of the 11th and 12th governments, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution reiterated a significant fact that the Western countries are not trustworthy.

Westerners do not help the Iranians and they always seek to hurt the country, he said, stressing that this is a very important lesson.

Stating that the internal affairs and plans of the country must not be postponed by the West, the Leader stressed that any plan is tied to the westerners' help, the plan will definitely fail to succeed.

Referring to the failures of the officials who postponed national programs due to trusting the West, he said, "However when you stood and relied on your own feet without trusting the west, you succeed."

"Wherever you postponed national affairs for sake of negotiations with the West and the United States, you could not move forward and stopped", he stressed.

"Iran is a revolutionary country. Since the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the Iranian nation has resisted against difficulties and dangers, trying to preserve the ideals and goals of the Islamic Revolution", the Leader said.

"Therefore, you must work hard and make efforts to realize that the goals of the Islamic Revolution", he noted.

The Americans claim that they will lift sanctions, but instead of lifting sanctions they set conditions for Iran in nuclear talks, the Leader said.

This shows that they are paving their way for further interventions against JCPOA and its extension, as well as missiles and regional issues, he noted.

Referring to the unilateral withdrawal of the US from the 2015 nuclear deal, the Leader criticized that today, they do not guarantee that they will not repeat violation.