‘Dead end’: Khamenei rules out talks with US over Iran’s nuclear programme

Iran’s supreme leader say’s it’s ‘not a negotiation but an imposition’ as Tehran negotiates with Europe to avoid sanctions.

By Abby Rogers, Reuters and The Associated Press

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Tehran will not directly negotiate with the United States over Iran’s nuclear programme, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calling talks with the US “a sheer dead end”, as diplomatic parleys are conducted on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).