Trump 'Would Like' to Meet Iran Supreme Leader, Says Khamenei Is 'Involved' in Talks
Trump said Iran has agreed not to seek nuclear weapons and that direct talks could follow if negotiations make progress, officials said.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump said he would "like to meet" Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei if negotiations progress, signaling conditional openness to direct U.S.-Iran engagement despite ongoing military tensions.
- Tensions remain high amid an April ceasefire, as Iran attacked Kuwait's international airport on June 3, killing one and injuring 63, prompting U.S. retaliatory "self-defense strikes" on Qeshm Island.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified Tuesday that Khamenei is "increasingly engaging" via intermediaries, though the Supreme Leader has not appeared publicly since suffering wounds on February 28.
- Trump told reporters Friday he was gathering his Cabinet to make a "final determination" on a potential agreement, while warning he would pursue the conflict "militarily or on paper" if talks fail.
- International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors reported they "cannot provide any information" on Iran's current enriched uranium stockpile, complicating verification of any potential deal as the agency remains unable to inspect all war-affected facilities.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abás Araqchi dismissed in an interview any possibility of a meeting between U.S. President and Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, as suggested by Donald Trump.
Trump Floats Meeting Iran's Supreme Leader, But Only If There's A Deal
US President Donald Trump said the United States will win the conflict with Iran either "militarily or on paper," referring to the fitful negotiations with Tehran, and he suggested he could meet with Iran's reclusive supreme leader "if it was to make a deal." "We're going to win one way or the other," Trump told reporters at the White House. "It's going to be militarily or on paper." Trump also said he had no desire to meet with Iranian Supreme …
US President Donald Trump has said he is ready to meet with Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei if an agreement is reached to end the war.
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