Rubio Says Mojtaba Khamenei Alive and 'Increasingly Engaging'
Rubio said the Iranian leader is increasingly involved in governing and called for nuclear limits and reopening the Strait of Hormuz for sanctions relief.
- On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive and increasingly engaging in governance, ending months of speculation about his status.
- Mojtaba Khamenei succeeded his father, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, after the former leader was assassinated in a US-Israeli strike on February 28; he has not appeared publicly since sustaining serious injuries during that attack.
- Last month, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that no policy is enacted in the Islamic Republic without the permission of Mojtaba Khamenei, emphasizing officials must remain aligned with the country's highest authority.
- Rubio indicated that sanctions relief depends on Iran taking specific steps, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz and negotiating long-term limitations or cancellation of highly enriched uranium activity within the country.
- Negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme are 'highly technical' and could take several months, Rubio noted, requiring expert teams to meet over a 30-, 60-, or 90-day period to resolve details.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that he believes that the supreme Iranian leader, Mojtaba Jameneí, is alive and "increasingly involved" in the negotiations with Washington to end the war and unblock the Strait of Ormuz. "We have not seen it in public and I imagine that, given what has happened to several regime leaders, being very visible publicly is probably not something that is recommended to them internally," said the hea…
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