Iran's Supreme Leader rejects negotiation with US
(VOVWORLD) - Iran will not negotiate with the US, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said at a Thursday meeting with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran on April 9, 2019 (Photo: AFP/VNA)
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Mr. Khamenei said Iran does not trust the US and will not repeat previous mistakes when Iran signed a nuclear deal with world powers in 2015. He said a wise and free country does not negotiate under pressure.
The statement came after US President Donald Trump called for talks with Tehran to create a new nuclear deal, stop missile tests, and reduce Iran’s influence in the region.
Abe’s visit to Iran is the first by a Japanese Prime Minister over the past 4 decades.