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Rubio Says Mojtaba Khamenei Alive and 'Increasingly Engaging'
Rubio said sanctions relief would require Iran to end enrichment and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which handled about 20% of world oil supplies before the war.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified that Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive and increasingly involved in governing despite not appearing publicly since February strikes.
- Indirect negotiations between the US and Iran continue through intermediaries, focusing on Iran's nuclear program and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
- Sanctions relief would be conditional solely on Iran's commitment to limit its nuclear activities and not merely for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iranian leadership is complex, involving a council including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, complicating clarity on negotiation authority as acknowledged by Rubio.
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Secretary Of State Marco Rubio Says Iran's New Supreme Leader Is Still Alive
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has weighed in on whether Iran’s new Supreme Leader is alive. While testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marco Rubio shared that he believes Iran’s New Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is still alive. Mojtaba Khamenei was appointed as the new Supreme Leader of Iran after his father, Ali Khamenei, was killed by the U.S. and Israel on February 28. JUST IN: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says…
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