India, March 17 -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has rejected proposals for reducing tensions with the United States, while asserting that Tehran must defeat America and Israel.

The proposals for reducing tensions or for a ceasefire were conveyed to Tehran by two intermediary countries, Reuters news agency cited a senior Iranian official as saying on Tuesday.

The official further said that in his first foreign police session, the Supreme Leader's had taken a "very tough and serious" stance on revenge against the US and Israel. However, it was not clear whether Khamenei attended the session in person.

Meanwhile, Israel on Tuesday said it had killed the head of the Basij force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, and also s...