Rubio Says Iran’s Supreme Leader Is Alive, Calls for Nuclear Limits Amid Ceasefire Uncertainty
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive and increasingly engaging, and said Tehran must severely limit its nuclear program for sanctions to be lifted. Rubio expressed optimism about resuming nuclear talks with Iran despite a shaky ceasefire.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive and increasingly engaging. Rubio also stated that Tehran must severely limit its nuclear program in order for sanctions to be lifted, and expressed optimism about resuming nuclear talks with Iran despite a shaky ceasefire. According to alarabiya, Rubio said Mojtaba Khamenei succeeded his father Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the first wave of US-Israeli strikes that launched the war on February 28. Mojtaba Khamenei was wounded in US-Israeli attacks and had not been seen in public since assuming office.
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