Khamenei

[ khah-muh-ney, kah‑Persian khah-me-ney ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hosseini, born 1939, chief Islamic leader of Iran since 1989.

Khamenei

/ ˌxɑməˈnɪ /

KhameneiSeyed Ali1940MIranianPOLITICS: political leaderRELIGION: religious leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali (ˈseɪjət). born 1940, Iranian political and religious leader: president (1981–89); supreme leader from 1989

He noted that Khamenei had a pre-existing condition, but provided no further details.

Khamenei said that negotiations with America had been “useless.”

Khamenei also said that he trusted the negotiating team and would do everything in his power to help it.

Last December, Khamenei said publicly he would not interfere in the negotiations and would leave the details to the diplomats.

“They emphasize Fordo because they cannot get to it,” said Khamenei.

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