Iran’s spiritual leader said the Islamic republic would not participate in a dialogue with the United States. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s remarks in a sermon marking the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan came after a series of moderate remarks made by Iran’s newly elected president, Mohammed Khatami.
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