WATCH: Khomeini’s grandson says the goal of negotiations is not to make peace

Ali Khomeini, the grandson of the former Ayatollah Khomeini, said that “Death to America” applies to both Republicans and Democrats, calling negotiations a different kind of warfare.

Ali Khomeini, Grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini: Negotiations with America Are Another Form of War; It Makes No Difference Whether Republicans or Democrats Win the Midterms, Iran Wishes “Death” to Both; “Death to America!” pic.twitter.com/QvhblO7UNo

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