Ayatollah Khamenei, Who Dismissed Iran-U.S. Talks as 'Dishonorable,' Claims First Round Went 'Well'

Iranian “Supreme Leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told officials in his country on Tuesday that a first round of talks between two top American and Iranian diplomats this weekend was “implemented well,” a sharp turn away from his refusal to engage America in any way as recently as two months ago.

Khamenei had described any exchange with the United States as “unintelligent and dishonorable” in February, pointing to the failing of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran nuclear deal, which collapsed due to Iran’s repeated violations of the agreement. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, lamented in June that that...
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