Iran's Khamenei says talks with US Unlikely to "Lead to any Outcome"

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that nuclear talks with the United States were unlikely to yield any results, amid a diplomatic standoff over the Islamic republic's enrichment activities.

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"We don't think it will lead to any outcome. We don't know what will happen," said Khamenei during a speech, adding that denying Iran's right to enrich uranium was "a big mistake". Iran and the United States have held four rounds of Omani-mediated nuclear talks since April 12, the highest-level contact between the two foes since Washington abandoned the 2015 nuclear accord. The two sides had confirmed plans to hold another round of discussions during the latest meeting on May 11, which Tehran described as "difficult but useful", while a US official said Washington was "encouraged". Iran currently enriches uranium to 60 per cent, far above the 3.67 per cent limit set in the 2015 deal but below the 90 per cent needed for a nuclear warhead. West