“I think there are signs that he is becoming more and more involved at a certain level, even though all of his communications have been in writing and through third parties,” Marco Rubio said.
The United States believes that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “live” et “more and more involved” in the direction of the country, declared Tuesday, June 2, the head of American diplomacy, Marco Rubio, while negotiations to end the war are stalling.
“I think there are signs that he is becoming more involved at some level, even though all of his communications have been in writing and through third parties.”affirmed Marco Rubio before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Mojtaba Khamenei succeeded his father Ali Khamenei, killed in an Israeli strike at the start of the war, but he has not appeared in public since: injured in a strike, he speaks only via written messages.
Asked about the state of indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran, which are at a standstill, the American Secretary of State always said “expect” an agreement to end the war without giving a timetable, saying that this could happen “tomorrow, the day after tomorrow or next week”. “They agreed to negotiate certain aspects of their nuclear program which, barely a month or even a year ago, they refused to even talk about.”however, he argued.
“We will lift our blockade”
However, he suggested that this “did not guarantee that this would ultimately result in an acceptable agreement”. “If they reopen the Strait of Hormuz, we will lift our blockade” Iranian ports, said Marco Rubio, emphasizing that this was not linked to a reduction in sanctions which depends on a nuclear agreement.
“Operation Epic Fury, which some of you appreciated and others did not, largely achieved its military objectives of significantly reducing Iran’s defense industrial base and weakening its conventional shield.”noted Marco Rubio. But he agreed that Iran “still had a lot of drones”.
Indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran, to end the war started on February 28 by a joint Israeli-American attack, have been stalling for weeks. Iran accused the United States on Monday of once again violating the fragile ceasefire concluded on April 8, after American strikes this weekend followed by Iranian military retaliations.
