Khamenei to Abe: Trump ‘not worthy of exchanging messages’

13 Jun 2019 • 5:50 PM MYT
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif shakes hands with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as Iranian President Hassan Rouhani looks on in Tehran, Iran, June 12, 2019. — Official Iranian President website/Handout picture via Reuters

TEHRAN, June 13 — Iran’s supreme leader said today he does not consider US President Donald Trump “worthy” of exchanging messages with.

“I don’t consider Trump as a person worthy of exchanging messages with. I have no response for him and will not answer him,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in footage of their meeting aired by state television in a rarity for such high-level talks. — AFP