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Iran's Supreme Leader says negotiations with US would not be in Tehran's interests

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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that negotiations with the United States would not serve Tehran's interests and would prove a "dead-end".

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that negotiations with the United States would not serve Tehran's interests and would prove a "dead-end".

In a recorded message, Khamenei also said Iran would not "surrender to pressure" regarding uranium enrichment and he reiterated Tehran's long-standing official position that it does not need nuclear weapons and has no intention of producing them.

Reporting by Dubai Newsroom

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