S1/E66: Pezeshkian Blames Khamenei For Lack of Negotiations With the U.S.

On March 2, a parliamentary majority impeached Dr. Abdulnaser Hemmati, minister of economy. Defending Hemmati, President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized to parliamentarians that Iran's economic problems will not be solved with the impeachment, and pointed at a different solution: Negotiations with the United States, in the hope of achieving sanction relief. However, he also added that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is not allowing such negotiations. In other words, Pezeshkian is directly accusing Khamenei for the hardships Iranians suffer under the U.S. sanctions regime. But today's program begins elsewhere, a conversation with Professor Sadeq Zibakalam of Tehran University, who discusses his understanding of what President Donald J. Trump's real agenda and what he wants from Iran. Next, we will look at the statements from the director of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization with regards to ongoing developments in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and finally, Ayatollah Khamenei's latest statements on the United States and President Pezeshkian's defense of former Economy Minister Hemmati.