Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday ruled out the possibility of any military confrontation with the United States, Iranian state TV reported.

"Recently, American officials have been talking blatantly about Iran ... they are talking about war and negotiations ... They are exaggerating about possibility of a war with Iran. There will be no war ... We have never started a war and they will not confront Iran militarily," Iran's top authority said in a televised speech.

Earlier on Monday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Qatar's al Jazeera TV that Iran would not rein in its influence in the Middle East despite mounting US pressure on Tehran to curb its regional activities, 

"Iran will not change its policies in the region because of US sanctions and threats," al Jazeera on Monday quoted Zarif as saying.

In May, President Donald Trump exited Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, saying it failed to address Iran's ballistic missile program, its nuclear activities beyond 2025 or its role in conflicts in Yemen and Syria.

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