Khamenei doubts US nuclear talks will succeed as enrichment question persists

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he’s less than optimistic about the outcome of U.S.-Iran talks to strike a deal on the Middle Eastern country’s nuclear program.

President Donald Trump has said he believes negotiators are “getting close to maybe doing a deal,” but Khamenei quashed that sentiment Tuesday during a speech in Tehran.

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