U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech on the nuclear agreement with Iran at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the United States, Sept. 2, 2015.(Xinhua/Yin bogu)
TEHRAN, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Iran will not talk with the United States on global and regional issues after the nuclear deal, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday.
"We agreed for talks with the United States only on (Iran's) nuclear issue for specific reasons ... We have not allowed (Iranian officials) to negotiate with the United States in other areas and we will not talk with them," Khamenei was quoted as saying by state IRIB TV.
The comments by Khamenei came against the backdrop of President Hassan Rouhani's remarks on Tuesday that Iran was ready to talk with any country and powers, including the United States, for peace in Syria.
Negotiations with the United States is "a tool for influence and imposing of their wills" on Iran, the supreme leader said.
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JERUSALEM, Sep. 3 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that the majority of U.S. citizens object to the agreement signed between Iran and the international community over Tehran's nuclear program.
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