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‘Iran supreme leader says “obvious mistake” to negotiate with U.S.’

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during Friday prayers in Tehran in this file photo.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during Friday prayers in Tehran in this file photo.   | Photo Credit: Reuters

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday it would be an “obvious mistake” to negotiate with the United States as Washington was unreliable.

“The word and even the signature of the Americans cannot be relied upon, so negotiations with America are of no avail,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in a meeting with Foreign Ministry officials, adding that negotiations with Washington would be an “obvious mistake”, according to his official website.

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