(Reuters/Washington Post) Edmund Blair - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday, "Negotiating with America does not have any benefit for us and we do not need such negotiations." However, Washington said it did not view the comment as Iran's final word on proposals to defuse a nuclear standoff. "We will not negotiate with anybody on our certain right to reach and use nuclear technology. However, if they recognize this right for us, we are prepared to talk about international controls, supervision, and guarantees," Khamenei said. As part of a package of incentives backed by six world powers, including Russia and China, the U.S. had offered to join the EU's direct talks with Iran if Tehran first agreed to suspend uranium enrichment.
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