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TEHRAN, Aug 16 (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei again ruled out re-opening ties with the United States, the official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday. Khamenei blasted Washington's efforts to secure a Middle East peace deal, which has long been opposed by Tehran, and said the United States was trying to impose its will on the region. "The true objective of U.S. propositions during their negotiations is to impose their will," Khamenei said, calling on the diplomats to remain "vigilant and attentive towards Iran's relations with Europe." He told the diplomats they should develop relations with Asia and other Islamic nations and "resist both the Zionist regime and U.S. support for this regime." They must also "present Iran's point of view on the issue of Palestine," Khamenei said, cited by IRNA. Iran, which has not recognized Israel since the 1979 Islamic revolution, is opposed to the U.S.-led peace process and expressed delight when the Camp David peace talks failed last month. The two nations broke off diplomatic relations in 1980, several months after Islamic forces seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took the staff hostage. |
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