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Khamenei thanks Trump for 'revealing real face of US'

Iran’s supreme leader on Feb. 7 thanked President Donald Trump for revealing “the real face of the US.” Meanwhile, the Iranian foreign minister stated that the international community will not accept a renegotiation of the nuclear deal.
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei departs after casting his ballot in the parliamentary election in Tehran March 2, 2012. Polls opened on Friday for a parliamentary election in Iran that will test the popularity of the clerical establishment at a time of a standoff with the West over the country's nuclear programme.  REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN - Tags

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reacted to US President Donald Trump’s recent string of warnings to Tehran.

On Jan. 29, Iran test fired a ballistic missile. The launch raised eyebrows in Washington, with US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and Trump stating in response that they have “officially put Iran on notice.” Moreover, in a series of tweets, Trump warned Tehran not to “play with fire.” Iran has, however, sought to brush off the warnings by holding military exercises on Feb. 4 in which different types of missiles and radar systems were tested.

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