Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, dismissed on Sunday the chances of foreign countries bartering a deal over Syria's future, suggesting they should focus on securing a halt to fighting that allows fresh elections, AFP reported.
Khamenei also repeated his ban on direct talks with the United States about turmoil in the Middle East, as he has done since the nuclear agreement with his country was signed, saying U.S. objectives in the region were utterly at odds with Iranian policy.
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