Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday signaled support for Tehran's nuclear negotiations to secure sanctions relief, The Associated Press reported.

Khamenei stressed the importance of Iranian economic self-sufficiency during a lengthy televised speech on the occasion of Nowruz, the Persian New Year.

At the same time, he added, “I do not say that you should not seek to lift the sanctions. Those who are trying and working in that field, there is no problem.”


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