Trump has said that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is “involved” in the US-Iran indirect negotiations.
“He’s involved. Absolutely,” Trump responded when asked if Khamenei was among the leaders the US side was in contact with.
“I think they have a lot of respect for him,” he said. Asked whether Khamenei was in good enough health, Trump said, “I don’t know. I haven’t had the privilege of meeting him. But I’m not hearing he’s doing great. You’re doing better.”
He further said, “We seem to be getting along quite well.”
Asked who was making decisions in Iran, Trump said, “They say he (Khamenei) is giving approval, because that’s the way it has been for a long long time.”
Asked if he would like to meet the Iranian supreme leader, the US president said, “It’s a very good question. I’ll think of it. Yeah, I’d like to meet him. I’d like to meet everybody […] We probably will meet at some point, depending on how it all works out.”
