Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei remarked that “the reason for the enemy’s focus on the Iranian nuclear issue and imposing oppressive sanctions, despite their knowledge of our peaceful intentions, and their utterance of nonsense such as Iran being close to producing nuclear weapons, is to prevent the country’s scientific progress for meeting the future needs of Iran”. He went on to state that “the way to confront economic pressures is to work inside the country and nullify the effect of the sanctions… Diplomacy is also good and our good, revolutionary brothers are working to have the sanctions lifted”.