{"id":4131,"date":"2025-04-11T17:16:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T17:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=4131"},"modified":"2025-04-11T17:16:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T17:16:36","slug":"us-iran-talks-trump-khamenei-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=4131","title":{"rendered":"Why Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Came Around to Nuclear Talks With Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It was a closely held, urgent meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Iran was pondering a response to President Trump\u2019s letter seeking nuclear negotiations. So the country\u2019s president, as well as the heads of the judiciary and Parliament huddled with Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last month, according to two senior Iranian officials familiar with the meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Khamenei had publicly and repeatedly banned engaging with Washington, calling it unwise and idiotic. The senior officials, in an unusual coordinated effort, urged him to change course, said the two officials, who asked not to be named to discuss sensitive issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The message to Mr. Khamenei was blunt: Allow Tehran to negotiate with Washington, even directly if necessary, because otherwise the Islamic Republic\u2019s rule could be toppled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The country was already dealing with an economy in shambles, a currency plunging against the dollar and shortages of gas, electricity and water. The threat of war with the United States and Israel was extremely serious, the officials warned. If Iran refused talks or if the negotiations failed, the officials told Mr. Khamenei, military strikes on Iran\u2019s two main nuclear sites, Natanz and Fordow, would be inevitable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Iran would then be forced to retaliate, risking a wider war, a scenario that could further damage the economy and spark domestic unrest, including protests and strikes, the officials said. Fighting on two fronts posed an existential threat to the regime, they added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At the end of the hourslong meeting, Mr. Khamenei relented. He granted his permission for talks, first indirect, through an intermediary, and then, if things proceeded well, for direct talks between U.S. and Iranian negotiators, the two officials said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On March 28, Iran sent a formal reply to Mr. Trump\u2019s letter signaling its readiness for negotiations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Saturday, Iran and the United States will hold the first round of talks in Oman. If this progresses to face-to-face meetings, it would be a sign of a major concession by Iran, which has insisted it does not want to meet Americans directly. Iran still maintains the negotiations will be indirect \u2014 meaning each side will sit in separate rooms and Omani diplomats will carry messages back and forth \u2014 while the United States has said the two sides plan to meet directly. For both sides the stakes are huge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cMr. Khamenei\u2019s turnaround demonstrates his long-held core principle that \u2018preserving the regime is the most necessary of the necessities,\u2019\u201d said Hossein Mousavian, a former diplomat who served on Iran\u2019s nuclear negotiating team on a 2015 deal and is now a visiting fellow at Princeton University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump, speaking in the Oval Office on Wednesday, once again affirmed that he would take military action against Iran \u201cif necessary, absolutely,\u201d if it fails to negotiate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI\u2019m not asking for much, they can\u2019t have a nuclear weapon,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cI want them to thrive. I want Iran to be great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The talks come against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world order, from regional changes, to global tariffs and shifting alliances. The Iranian-backed militias in the region, Hamas and Hezbollah, have been crippled by Israel, and Iran lost a key ally in Syria after President Bashar al-Assad\u2019s fall in December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Iran\u2019s powerful allies, Russia and China, have also encouraged Iran to resolve its nuclear standoff with the United States through negotiations. The three countries have held two meetings in Beijing and Moscow recently to discuss Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Since Mr. Trump took office in January, Iranian newspapers and pundits have expressed concern about whether the country\u2019s carefully cultivated alliance with Russia and China was at risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Trump administration has engaged directly with Russia\u2019s government on the Ukraine war and Iran. Mr. Trump has also pressured China to stop buying Iran\u2019s sanctioned oil and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us-issues-fresh-iran-related-sanctions-treasury-dept-says-2025-03-20\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">penalized<\/a> Chinese refineries that purchase oil from Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Homayoun Falakshahi, head of the crude oil team at Kpler, a commodity data analytics firm, said that since January, Iran exported about 1.6 million barrels a day of crude oil, mostly to China. His firm projects a drop of nearly half a million barrels a day if the United States expands its sanctions on China. That would have a big effect on Iran\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Economic concerns were part of the discussion as senior officials urged Mr. Khamenei to allow negotiations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, a former commander of the Revolutionary Guards Corps and current conservative head of Parliament, told Mr. Khamenei that a war combined with a domestic economic implosion could quickly get out of control, according to the two senior officials who spoke to the Times about the meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">President Masoud Pezeshkian told Mr. Khamenei that managing the country through its current crises was not tenable, the officials said. The government has announced new power cuts for Tehran this month, and for factories, threatening production lines. In the central city of Yazd, severe water shortages forced the closure of schools and government offices for two days this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Saturday, Iran will be represented by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the United States by the special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While the goals of the initial meeting are modest \u2014 to agree on a framework for negotiations and a timeline \u2014 if it goes well, a meeting between Mr. Araghchi and Mr. Witkoff would be possible as soon as Saturday, the Iranian officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The clock is ticking on Iran\u2019s nuclear program. Iran is now far closer to being able to produce a weapon than it was in 2018, when Mr. Trump withdrew from a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After Mr. Trump exited that deal and imposed sanctions, Iran also moved to abandon some of its obligations under the deal, which curbed its uranium enrichment levels at 3.5 percent and advanced to 60 percent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Iran has said its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, though U.S. intelligence concluded earlier this year that Iran was exploring a faster, if cruder, route to a weapon if it chose to pursue one. The United Nations atomic agency, which monitors the nuclear sites, has said it has not found evidence of weaponization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump has repeatedly said that the earlier deal was insufficient and that he wants a broader agreement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For his part, Mr. Khamenei has set some conditions and parameters for talks, according to three Iranian officials. He has given the greenlight to discuss the nuclear program \u2014 including strict monitoring mechanisms and significant reduction of the enrichment of uranium. But he said that Iran\u2019s missiles are part of the country\u2019s self-defense and are off limits, the officials said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-9\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Mousavian, the former nuclear negotiator, said Iran would never agree to demands by Washington and Israel to completely dismantle its nuclear program, adding that such a demand would be a \u201cdeal breaker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Iran is also open to discussing its regional policies and support for militant groups, the officials said, and would indicate a willingness to use its influence to defuse regional tensions, including with the Houthis in Yemen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Khamenei appointed several of his top advisers and confidants \u2014 Kamal Kharazi on foreign policy, Ali Larijani on strategy and Mohammad Forouzandeh on military matters \u2014 to manage negotiations with Washington in close coordination with the foreign ministry, four Iranian officials said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-10\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In another sign of a softening of Iran\u2019s position, Mr. Pezeshkian said on Wednesday in a public speech that Mr. Khamenei was open to allowing American businesses and investments to enter Iran\u2019s largely untapped market. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-11\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The news of Saturday\u2019s talks dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers this week, and even the economy showed a small sign of a boost. The price of Iran\u2019s currency, the rial, rallied slightly against the dollar on the black market. And Iran\u2019s stock market opened with a surge for many companies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ali Vaez, the Iran director of the Crisis Group, an independent research group, said that, with Mr. Trump, Iran has a unique opportunity for a lasting deal with the United States and the potential to resolve a diplomatic rift nearly five decades long. Mr. Trump\u2019s influence over Israel and the Republican Party, which has traditionally opposed a deal with Iran, would give any potential deal more weight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cTime is too short, the stakes are too high, and the issues are too complicated for diplomacy to have a chance without the two key protagonists talking to each other,\u201d said Mr. Vaez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Leily Nikounazar<!-- --> contributed reporting from Brussels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a closely held, urgent meeting. Iran was pondering a response to President Trump\u2019s letter seeking nuclear negotiations. 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