Iran's supreme leader on Sunday again ruled out negotiations with
Washington, a day before the 40th anniversary of the hostage crisis at the US embassy in Tehran.
"Those who see negotiations with the US as the solution to every problem are certainly mistaken," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said during a speech to mark the anniversary, according to his official website.
On November 4, 1979, less than nine months after the toppling of Iran's American-backed shah, students overran the embassy complex to demand the
United States hand over the ousted ruler after he was admitted to a US hospital.