TEHRAN – Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Iranians want lawmakers who will not be intimidated by the United States, two days before a key parliamentary election.
Despite negotiations between Tehran and Washington that led to a nuclear deal and the lifting of sanctions, Khamenei has said there will be no further direct talks and no wider rapprochement.
The remarks follow repeated warnings by Khamenei and other officials since the nuclear deal that Iran must guard against economic, social and cultural “infiltration” from the US.

Source: AFP, 24 Feb 2016