TEHRAN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday urged the regional countries and governments not to rely on the United States to tackle their issues, saying that Washington is not trustable.
The United States is "the producer or booster of the regional problems," rather than being a savior, Khamenei was quoted by Press TV as saying in a meeting with thousands of Iranians from several provinces in Tehran.
"The regional nations are able to solve their problems. We draw the attention of the regional governments to the point that the United States is unreliable, and it considers the Arab states as tools to serve Israel's existence and its interests," he said.
The experience of Iranians about the failure of the United States in the fulfilment of its obligations pertaining to a nuclear deal showed that it can never be trusted, Khamenei added.
"The United States has violated its obligations (over the nuclear deal) and is busy destroying Iran's economic ties with other countries," he said.
"The oppressive sanctions (against Iran) were supposed to be lifted quickly so that it could leave its (positive) impact on the people's lives," he said. "However, after six months (following the implementation of the deal) there has been no tangible change in the lives of the people."
The nuclear deal, reached between Iran and world powers in July last year, was implemented in January. The deal saw Iran scrap major part of its nuclear program in return for the removal of Western and international sanctions.
The United Sates still maintains sanctions on Iran over alleged violations of human rights and support of terrorism, which Iran denies.
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