Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Ayatollah Khamenei has perfected the art of strategic deafness. It’s his preferred method of tuning out the global chorus calling for compliance, cooperation, or even mild compromise.
For years, he has portrayed the IAEA and Europe’s “E3” (France, Germany, and the UK) as marionettes of Washington and Tel Aviv. The Supreme Leader’s doctrine remains unchanged: foreign pressure isn’t negotiation — it’s coercion.
In his worldview, Iran’s nuclear threshold isn’t a bargaining chip on the diplomatic table; it is the table. Khamenei’s project is one of self-insulation. Hammer in hand, he seals his regime from the hum of international reason. Each strike echoes his proclamation: that his regime will never yield to “imposed outcomes” or “dictated restrictions.”
The West may talk, the IAEA may warn, but Khamenei’s hearing-protection policy remains firmly in place. And so the negotiations persist: one side speaking, the other hammering.
