Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on political matters in Iran, assured an audience of thousands of members of the Hardline paramilitary organization Basij said negotiators would not compromise on Iran's major nuclear policies. “I do not intervene in the details of the negotiations,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in a speech in Tehran. “We will not retreat from one iota of our rights. » Iranian leaders have consistently emphasized a series of “red lines,” pledging not to stop enrichment, which has been demanded by five United Nations Security Council resolutions. The Iranians also refuse to temporarily stop enrichment. The Geneva negotiations are a continuation of an attempt two weeks ago to reach an agreement with Iran that would curb its nuclear program in exchange for an easing of economic sanctions. U.S. officials say the conditions are only a first step toward a comprehensive deal that would eliminate the risk of Iran developing a nuclear weapon. These talks failed, in part because France, one of the six world powers leading the negotiations, objected that the proposed agreement was not achieved...