Iran’s Khamenei Says Talks With Trump Will Lead to More Sanctions

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said his country is not pursuing nuclear weapons and dismissed US President Donald Trump’s calls for negotiations as a “trick.”

While doubling down on his position opposing talks with the Trump administration about Tehran’s atomic activities, Khamenei said he isn’t after a war but that Iran would “definitely” hit back in the event of a military attack.