“Anytime the interests of the Islamic Republic necessitate direct negotiations with the United States… such a decision [to hold the talks] will be made by the Leader,” chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said on Monday.
“Such a decision has not currently been made,” he added.
“The Americans have many times requested to have direct talks with Iran, but the Islamic Republic has not been willing to directly negotiate with the US,” Boroujerdi further said.
In a report on Saturday, the New York Times falsely claimed that the US and Iranian officials have agreed to direct bilateral talks over Iran’s nuclear energy program.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi denied the report on Sunday, saying Tehran is not involved in “any such thing right now.”
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Senior Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi says Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei makes the decision for Iran to enter into bilateral negotiations with the US if expedient.
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