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talks could begin. In a written message, Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said the Islamic republic did not want war with the US and [Israel](https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel), but would protect its rights
talks and was not represented in the meeting. Instead, news reports suggested it stepped up its fire on northern Israel as the negotiations began. The discussions come at a sensitive moment in the wider