Iran's new supreme leader rejects de-escalation proposals conveyed by intermediaries, Iran official says (www.reuters.com)
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Iran’s new supreme leader has rejected de-escalation proposals conveyed to Tehran by intermediaries, demanding Israel and the United States first be “brought to ​their knees”, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday.

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had ‌held his first foreign policy session since being named supreme leader, and had taken a stance for revenge against the U.S. and Israel that was “very tough and serious”, the official said, ​without clarifying whether the leader attended in person or remotely.

The senior official, ​who asked not to be identified, said two intermediary countries had ⁠conveyed proposals to Iran’s Foreign Ministry for “reducing tensions or ceasefire with the United States”. The ​official did not give further details of the proposals or the intermediaries.

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