(New York Times) Farnaz Fassihi - Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Friday in a televised address that Iran will expand its nuclear program and will not negotiate with the U.S. He also said that Iran would maintain its close alliances with militia groups in the region that it uses as proxies. On Thursday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the State Department would expand sanctions on Iran to cover 22 materials believed to be used in Iran's nuclear, military and ballistic missile programs.
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