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Trump says Iranian supreme leader in talks to end war
Donald Trump says Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in talks to end the war and he would do it “I’d like to meet him.”
Khamenei has not been seen in public since the start of the Iran war and has only addressed the nation through written statements read by television announcers. U.S. officials claimed that Khamenei suffered severe injuries or received no treatment in the same bombing that killed his father, Ali Khamenei, on the first day of the war.
“He’s in on it, too. Absolutely.” the US president told the New York Post. “Yes, I think they respect him a lot.”
When asked about Khamenei’s status, Trump said: “I don’t know, I haven’t had the privilege of meeting him.”
He added: “If you believe that stories are missing a lot of different pieces.”
When Trump was asked if he would meet with Khamenei, he replied: “Yes, I would like to meet him. I would like to meet everyone… We’ll probably meet at some point, It all depends on how it goes.”
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Trump: Iran agreed not to have nuclear weapons
Commenting on Iran’s nuclear program, Trump said that Tehran agreed not to acquire nuclear weapons.
He told the New York Post: “We cannot allow them to have nuclear weapons and “They have already agreed that they will not have nuclear weapons.”
When pressed further, he said: “Oh, yeah, they accepted that. I mean, they might change their minds, but that’s one of the things they had to accept. They accepted that. That’s what matters.”
There was no immediate comment from Iran, but the nuclear issue has long remained an important topic of discussion in talks between Tehran and Washington.
US secretary of state Marco Rubio He told a congressional hearing yesterday that Iran had agreed to negotiate aspects of its nuclear program that it had refused to discuss even a month ago. You can read more about this here:
Trump says Iranian supreme leader in talks to end war
Donald Trump says Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in talks to end the war and he would do it “I’d like to meet him.”
Khamenei has not been seen in public since the start of the Iran war and has only addressed the nation through written statements read by television announcers. U.S. officials claimed that Khamenei suffered severe injuries or received no treatment in the same bombing that killed his father, Ali Khamenei, on the first day of the war.
“He’s in on it, too. Absolutely.” the US president told the New York Post. “Yes, I think they respect him a lot.”
When asked about Khamenei’s status, Trump said: “I don’t know, I haven’t had the privilege of meeting him.”
He added: “If you believe that stories are missing a lot of different pieces.”
When Trump was asked if he would meet with Khamenei, he replied: “Yes, I would like to meet him. I would like to meet everyone… We’ll probably meet at some point, It all depends on how it goes.”
Opening summary: Trump claims Iran agreed not to use nuclear weapons and supreme leader involved in talks
Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s ongoing coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.
Donald Trump claimed Iran admits it will not have nuclear weapons and the country’s religious leader, Mojtaba Khamenei participates in negotiations with the United States.
These bold claims were made during an interview on the New York Post’s Pod Force One podcast that aired this morning. Violence broke out again in the Gulf after a series of attacks by the United States and Iran.
The US president also suggested may meet Khamenei “at some point” and he would do it “I would like to meet him”. U.S. officials have long claimed that Khamenei was seriously injured in the same bombing that killed his father, Ali Khamenei, on the first day of the war.
These words of Trump came after the statements of the US Secretary of State. Marco Rubio, There were signs at yesterday’s congressional hearing that Khamenei is taking a greater role in the peace talks, although he has not been seen in public since the war began on February 28. Rubio is scheduled to appear before the House foreign affairs committee for another hearing today.
Also today:
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One person died and many people were injured in the drone attack targeting Iran’s Kuwait airport. According to officials and state media. Flights were suspended this morning but some resumed after the country’s civil aviation authority said it was assessing damage to the airport.
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The attack came hours later US forces fired a Hellfire missile to neutralize a tanker trying to break through the American blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.and later said they repelled Iranian retaliatory attacks in the region. An attack was carried out on areas on Iran’s Qeshm Island.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it attacked the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain The US military’s Central Command (Centcom) denied this claim.
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Centcom said two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait “fell short or disintegrated en route” and three missiles targeting Bahrain were intercepted by the United States and Bahrain.
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US forces also said they shot down three unidirectional attack aircraft “launched by Iran towards civilian sailors rightfully transiting through regional waters” but did not provide further details.
In Lebanon:
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Israel steps up its campaign against Hezbollah and continues its attacks on southern Lebanon It comes a day after Donald Trump asked Benjamin Netanyahu not to attack Beirut to prevent further escalation of the three-month-old war. Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire hit southern Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, Lebanese state media reported. The Israeli army ordered the residents of the city of Nabatieh, one of Hezbollah’s important strongholds, to leave the area before the attack.
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The Lebanese government has said it will seek a full ceasefire in a new round of talks with Israeli officials in Washington that will begin on Tuesday.It is the latest in a series of face-to-face meetings that Beirut has attended despite Hezbollah’s objections.
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Hezbollah said it fired artillery shells at Israeli soldiers near Beaufort and targeted Israeli military vehicles south of Nabatieh. on Tuesday. It has not announced any cross-border attacks since Monday.
