Iran rejects talks with the US, ready to continue the war

Tehran (ANTARA) - Iran says it has no plans to hold talks with the United States and will continue hostilities between them. Mohammad Mokhber, an aide to the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, on Wednesday 4 March, stressed that Iran does not trust the US. ‘There is no trust in America, nor any reason to negotiate,’ he said in a television broadcast. According to Mokhber, Iran is capable of continuing the war because it has eight years of experience, referring to the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). ‘Historical experience shows we are not afraid of war, we are not daunted to continue it,’ he said. Earlier, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vowed not to let the attack launched by the US and Israel last Saturday pass without consequences. The attack was launched against a number of targets in Iran, including in Tehran, with reports of damage and civilian casualties. Iran’s state television confirmed that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the attack. Iran then launched retaliatory missile strikes into Israeli territory and against US military facilities in the Middle East. The IRGC accused the US-Israel of striking schools, hospitals, stadiums, restaurants, and wedding halls to panic the Iranian public. They said civilian casualties had surpassed 700. Source: Sputnik/RIA Novosti