Desk Report: Iran will not hold direct talks with the United States over its nuclear program. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made this clear during a diplomatic meeting on Iran’s nuclear program on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. According to a report by Qatari media outlet Al Jazeera, Tehran considers talks with Washington to be harmful to itself. Khamenei said that talks with the United States are a “completely fruitless effort.” Khamenei’s statement was broadcast on Iranian state television on Tuesday. Before the broadcast…
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