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Iran's supreme leader says nuclear talks will 'lead nowhere'
http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-iran-nuclear-talks-supreme-leader-20140217,0,3958428.story
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, waves to a crowd during a meeting in Tehran.
Iran's supreme leader says nuclear talks will 'lead nowhere'
By Ramin Mostaghim and Alexandra Sandels
February 17, 2014, 5:55 a.m.
TEHRAN -- Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, expressed deep skepticism Monday about the next round of nuclear negotiations with world powers, even as Tehran’s delegation headed to Vienna for the potentially decisive talks.
The nuclear session will “lead nowhere,” Khamenei, who has the final say on all matters of state here, declared in remarks carried in official media.
The supreme leader nonetheless signaled his support for the initiative, the foreign policy centerpiece of President Hassan Rouhani, who took office last August.
“I'm not optimistic about the nuclear talks, but not opposed to them either,” Khamenei said, according to Press TV, Iran's English-language satellite news channel.