Middle East Conflict: Iran’s New Supreme Leader Agrees to Talks with the U.S.
24 March 15:11
Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has agreed to hold talks with the United States.
This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian", citing the Israeli publication Ynet.
According to the publication’s sources, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi told U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff that the new Supreme Leader had approved the negotiation process.
“I am here after we received the consent and blessing of Mojtaba Khamenei to resolve this issue as quickly as possible, provided our conditions are met,” the publication quotes diplomatic sources as saying.
The Situation in Iran
As a reminder, the U.S. president previously stated that he had ordered a five-day suspension of strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure.
According to reports, over the past two days, the U.S. and Iran have held talks on resolving the situation in the Middle East. Trump noted that the negotiations would continue throughout the week.
Meanwhile, Iranian media reported that Tehran is not conducting direct negotiations with the U.S. to resolve the conflict, and that the U.S. president’s statements are allegedly part of efforts to lower energy prices and buy time to implement his military plans.
