Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday demanded that all sanctions on Iran be lifted at the same time as any final agreement with world powers on curbing Tehran's nuclear program is reached. Khamenei, the Islamic Republic's most powerful figure and who has the last say on all state matters, was making his first comments on the interim deal reached last week in the Swiss city of Lausanne. In remarks apparently meant to keep hardline loyalists in line, he warned about 'deceptive' intentions of the United States. Reuters reported that the crowd chanted 'Death to America!' during the speech.Iran's president Hassan Rouhani assured the crowd that 'the Iranian nation has been and will be the victor in the negotiations'Ayatollah Khamenei said in a speech that 'sanctions must all be completely removed on the day of the agreement'State Department insisted hours later that 'sanctions will be suspended in a phased manner'Iranian 'supreme leader' said White House's public summary of talks 'was faulty, incorrect and contrary to the substance of the negotiations'Watchdog group warns Obama administration is 'desperate for a nuclear deal' and 'will give more concessions to Tehran'Pro-Israel advocate says Iran has 'a 100 per cent record of forcing the Americans to bow to their interpretation whenever there's a dispute'
'I was never optimistic about negotiating with _... nonetheless I agreed to the negotiations and supported, and still support, the negotiators,' Khamenei said,