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Iran's Supreme Leader Rejects Direct Nuclear Talks With US As European Negotiations Remain Unmoved
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Tuesday said nuclear talks with the United States would only bring harm to Iran.
Vienna: Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday rejected direct negotiations with the United States over his country's nuclear program, likely slamming the door shut on a last-ditch effort to halt the reimposition of United Nations sanctions on Tehran.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's remarks, aired on Iranian state television, likely constrain any possible outreach to the U.S. by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who is in New York for the U.N. General Assembly. Separately, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held meetings there w