Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei rejects ceasefire proposals

Tehran, 17/3: The Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Mojtaba ⁠Khamenei rejected ⁠proposals ‌for reducing tensions, ​or for a ceasefire with the ​United ⁠States that were conveyed to Tehran by ⁠two ‌intermediary countries, Reuters quoted a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday.

Khamenei’s stance for revenge ‌against ‌the US ‌and Israel was “very ‌tough and serious” in his ⁠first ⁠foreign policy session, the official said, without clarifying whether the leader attended ​in person.