Still-missing Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei authorized in-person meetings with the US to finalize the peace deal, according to a report.
Khamenei gave his negotiation team the green light to head to Switzerland for the first round of negotiations with the US on Friday under the memorandum of understanding, according to a statement released by his office.
Khamenei, who has yet to be seen in public since he was injured at the start of the war, instructed his team not to yield to any demands made by Washington that he deems excessive.
The ayatollah, who ascended to the seat when his father and much of his family was killed in an Israeli strike at the start of the war, is believed to have been disfigured in the blast. US intelligence also reported that he is believed to be “probably gay” following reports he underwent treatment for “impotence” in London as a young man.
The supreme leader said he made the decision to cooperate with the US after receiving assurances from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and the head of the Supreme National Security Council.
The president and other senior officials allegedly told the ayatollah that the interests of the “Resistance Front” would be safeguarded.
“I, as a matter of principle, held a different view; however, out of the commitment that the esteemed president — as the head of the Supreme National Security Council — gave to me on his own behalf and on behalf of the other members regarding the safeguarding of the rights of the Iranian nation and the Resistance Front, and his explicit acceptance of that responsibility, I granted my permission,” Khamenei said in the statement.
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The US and Iran have 60 days to discuss the future of Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the fate of the Strait of Hormuz, with Khamenei insisting that Tehran will not yield to the “enemy’s position.”
The supreme leader made no mention if a permanent peace deal would involve a meeting with President Trump, who previously mused that he would like to meet him as part of the agreement.
“I haven’t had the privilege of meeting him… If you believe the stories, he’s missing a lot of different parts,” Trump told The Post about Khamenei’s injuries.
