Iran says US sanctions rupture 'path to diplomacy'
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. On June 24, 2019, the US imposed sanctions against him and a string of top military chiefs. PHOTO | HO | KHAMENEI.IR | AFP
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Tehran and Washington broke off diplomatic relations in 1980 over the hostage crisis at the US embassy in Tehran following Iran's Islamic revolution.