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 

What you need to know:

  • Tehran and Washington broke off diplomatic relations in 1980 over the hostage crisis at the US embassy in Tehran following Iran's Islamic revolution.