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‘Bully’: Iran’s Khamenei rejects Trump demands for nuclear talks

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with defence industry experts in Tehran, Iran [Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA via Reuters]

The United States is not seeking negotiations with Iran but rather imposing demands on it, the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said, after US President Donald Trump said earlier this week he had sent a letter to the Iranian leadership seeking to initiate talks on a nuclear deal.

Khamenei’s comments on Saturday came after Trump said in an interview with Fox Business that “there are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal” to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Officials in Tehran reiterated on Saturday they had not yet received a letter from Trump.

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