Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday experience has proven that talks with the United States are "not smart, wise or honorable."
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, WANA (West Asia News Agency)/handout via Reuters
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday experience has proven that talks with the United States are "not smart, wise or honorable."
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would like to have a verified nuclear peace agreement with Tehran.
During his previous term in office in 2018, Trump pulled the United States out of Tehran's 2015 nuclear pact with world powers and reimposed sanctions that have crippled the country's economy.
The harsh measures prompted Tehran to violate the pact's nuclear limitations.
A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday that Iran is ready to give the United States a chance to resolve disputes.
Reporting by Dubai Newsroom
US embassies in Jerusalem, Baghdad and Amman issued security alerts Saturday urging American citizens to exercise "heightened vigilance," as tensions flare between Iran and the United States. Americans were also told to "consider departing, or be prepared to depart should there be escalation."
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Saturday it had received reports of two maritime incidents off Oman, including one in which a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile.
Britain has asked Cyprus to extradite a dual British-Azerbaijani national suspected of spying on a British air base on the Mediterranean island and passing his findings to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, London police said on Friday.
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