Iran’s new supreme leader rejects proposals for ceasefire with US

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah ​Mojtaba Khamenei has ‌rejected proposals for reducing tensions ​or for a ​ceasefire with the ⁠United States that ​were conveyed to ​Tehran by two intermediary countries, Reuters writes, citing a senior ​Iranian official.

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.