Iran will not be 'obedient' to US demands, Supreme Leader says

"Those who threaten us to have direct negotiations with the US only see appearances in my opinion," he said.

Dubai: Iran will stand strongly against the United States wanting to make Tehran 'obedient', the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in comments carried by state media on Sunday.

"Those who threaten us to have direct negotiations with the US only see appearances in my opinion ... the issue is unsolvable", Khamenei said.