In a televised address, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei suggested he supports new engagement with the United States, saying Iran’s diplomacy should have “flexibility.” Khamenei also said Iran does not want nuclear weapons because it believes no state should have them.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: “We don’t want nuclear weapons, not because of pressure from the U.S. or others, but because of our belief that no one should have nuclear weapons. When we say no one should have nuclear weapons, that means not for them and not for us either.”

Both Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and President Obama will address the U.N. General Assembly in New York next week, but no talks are on deck.