Shamkhani: The author of the American proposal was motivated.
The advisor to Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized that the lifting of sanctions is a fundamental issue for Tehran.
Ali Shamkhani, a member of the Expediency Discernment Council, said in an interview with the Al-Mayadeen network that the author of the U.S. proposal for the nuclear agreement was 'naive' and that this proposal made no mention of the issue of lifting sanctions.The advisor to Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized that the lifting of sanctions is a fundamental issue for Tehran.Shamkhani stated that Iran is preparing a new proposal and 'will never retreat from its natural rights.'