Iran�s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh mentioned as �distorted� and even �wrong and misleading� the news published by Tasnim News Agency related to a meeting between the visiting Taliban delegation and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

In a statement on Sunday, Khatibzadeh stated the expression �all-inclusive Islamic government� was never used by the Iranian foreign minister.

�In this regard, the story published by this media outlet is unfortunately not documented,� he underlined.

During a meeting with visiting Taliban�s top political leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and his entourage in Tehran on Sunday morning, Zarif said, �We support an all-inclusive government, which incorporates all ethnicities and religions, and consider it a necessity for Afghanistan.�

�The people of Afghanistan are your people and should not be targeted in any operations,� he said.

The Iranian foreign minister then pointed to US actions in the Central Asian country, stating that Washington is not a good mediator and peace broker.

Heading a high-ranking delegtion, Baradar and his aides arrived in Tehran Tuesday to discuss speeding up the peace process in Afghanistan.