Iran Is Denying Reports That Supreme Leader Khamenei Replied To President Obama 's Letter On The Islamic State

Reuters: Iran denies that Khamenei replied to Obama letter on Islamic State

Iran has denied a Wall Street Journal report that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei recently responded to a letter sent in October by U.S. President Barack Obama suggesting cooperation with Iran in fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

"There has been no new letter from Iran's side," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said, according to a report carried late on Sunday by the official IRNA news agency. "The claim made by the Wall Street Journal is an unprofessional media game."

The Journal cited an unnamed Iranian diplomat as saying Khamenei's letter had been "respectful" but noncommittal.

Update: Iran dismisses WSJ report that Leader sent letter to Obama -- Tehran Times

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WNU Editor: And here we are all wondering if President Obama and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are now best friends. I guess they are not.