We neither overly optimistic nor pessimistic on talks: Leader

TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – "We are neither overly optimistic nor overly pessimistic about these talks," Leader of the Islamic Revolution said while referring to the first round of indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington in Oman on Saturday.

"The Oman talks are one of dozens of tasks for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs," the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said in his meeting with a group of high-ranking officials from three branches of the Iranian government on Tuesday.

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution also said that the country's issues must not be tied to the talks.

"We are neither overly optimistic nor overly pessimistic about these talks," Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said while referring to the first round of indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington in Oman on Saturday.

After all, it is a decision and a move that has been made and has been implemented well in the first steps, the Leader noted.

He continued, "Of course, we are very pessimistic about the other side, but we are optimistic about our own abilities."

Recalling the mistakes made during the JCPOA agreement in 2015, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said, "The mistake we made in the JCPOA should not be repeated."

"During the JCPOA, we conditioned the country and made everything dependent on the progress of the negotiations," he said.

"Investors will not invest when they see that the country is dependent on negotiation," he underlined.