Overview

• Iran’s supreme leader said Tehran will not be obedient to Washington and described the dispute with the United States as unsolvable.
• Khamenei urged national unity and accused agents of the United States and Israel of seeking to sow discord inside Iran.
• Iran suspended direct nuclear contacts with the U.S. after rare American and Israeli strikes on its nuclear sites during a 12‑day war in June, including an attack on Fordo.
• Tehran is scheduled to meet Britain, France and Germany on August 26 to discuss curbs on enrichment as the European powers warn they could reactivate UN sanctions.
• Western governments say Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons capability, a claim Iran rejects while asserting its nuclear work is for power generation.