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Khamenei has resolved to back new nuclear negotiations with Western powers — sources

By Reuters 14 August 2025, 4:41 pm 2 Edit
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a ceremony commemorating Iranian military commanders and scientists who were killed in Iran's 12-day war with Israel in June, in Tehran, Iran July 29, 2025. (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a ceremony commemorating Iranian military commanders and scientists who were killed in Iran's 12-day war with Israel in June, in Tehran, Iran July 29, 2025. (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his top clerics have reached a consensus to resume nuclear negotiations with Western powers, viewing them as vital to the Islamic Republic’s survival, insiders say.

Iran’s foreign ministry does not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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