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Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei reiterates conditions for ending war with US

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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, met with national security chief Mohsen Rezaee on October 27, restating Iran's conditions for peace talks with the US: ending a naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf and lifting sanctions. Meanwhile, regional diplomatic efforts are intensifying to prevent further conflict, including meetings between Tehran and delegations from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan, and China. Khamenei emphasized the need to protect national security through controlling the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy transit point, highlighting ongoing disagreements over maritime rights and Iran’s nuclear program.
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TEHRAN – On October 28, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei reiterated his country's conditions for ending the ongoing war with the US. In a meeting with national security chief Mohsen Rezaee, Khamenei emphasized that Iran requires the US to end its naval blockade of Iranian ports on the Persian Gulf and lift sanctions as prerequisites for peace talks. Meanwhile, Washington is insisting that Iran make concessions regarding its nuclear program.

Khamenei’s statement comes amid intense diplomatic efforts aimed at preventing further military confrontations in the region, particularly between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Since October 25, Tehran has hosted delegations from key regional players including Qatar, which serves as a mediator with the US, along with top security officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan.

The Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated on October 27 that Khamenei was in “complete health and maintains full command of the country’s domestic and international affairs” when he met him last week.

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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Oct 27 that Khamenei was in “complete health and maintains full command of the country’s domestic and international affairs” when he met with him last week. Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has been meeting various senior officials and leaders at a gas summit in Moscow, including Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
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🔮 Putin said he discussed the war with Pezeshkian, expressing hope that the situation would improve.
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Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei reiterates conditions for ending war with US · assertive framing

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Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei reiterates conditions for ending war with US AI generated asserted
Khamenei → reiterate → US
Iran’s Supreme Leader reiterated his country’s conditions for ending the war with the US, amid a regional diplomatic push to avert a fresh round of fighting in the Persian Gulf. asserted
Leader → reiterate → Gulf
Mojtaba Khamenei emphasised the need to implement “the conditions set out by the country’s officials, with the aim of ending the war and the ‘neither war nor peace’ situation” in a meeting with national security chief Mohsen Rezaee, according to a Telegram statement. uncertain
Khamenei → emphasise → statement
Iran has previously said the US must end a naval blockade of its ports on the Persian Gulf and lift sanctions as preconditions of peace talks, while Washington is pushing for Iran to make concessions on its nuclear programme. asserted
Iran → say → programme
Khamenei’s statement comes amid a flurry of diplomatic activity aimed at preventing another round of US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic and resolving the mounting conflict in Yemen between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthi rebels. asserted
statement → come → Arabia
Since Oct 25, Tehran has hosted a delegation from Qatar – a key mediator with the US – and top security officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. asserted
Tehran → host → Arabia
On Oct 27, China’s Foreign Ministry said it’s also dispatching special envoys to the region “to prevent worsening of the situation.” asserted
it → say → situation
, Khamenei and Rezaee also discussed “protecting national and regional security through the exercise of control over the Strait of Hormuz,” Oct 27’s Telegram statement said. asserted
statement → discuss → Hormuz
Disagreements over the strait led to the collapse of the last ceasefire between Iran and the US in June. asserted
Disagreements → lead → June
Tehran insists that it retain control over the waterway, which is vital for energy supplies, while the US wants to restore freedom of passage. asserted
US → insist → passage
The countries are also at odds over Iran’s nuclear programme and whether the Islamic Republic should be able to enrich uranium. asserted
Republic → enrich → uranium
Khamenei is Iran’s ultimate decision-maker but hasn’t appeared in public since the start of the war, sparking speculation about his health and the extent of his control over policy. asserted
Khamenei → appear → policy
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Oct 27 that Khamenei was in “complete health and maintains full command of the country’s domestic and international affairs” when he met with him last week. Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has been meeting various senior officials and leaders at a gas summit in Moscow, including Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. asserted
Pezeshkian → say → Emir
Pezeshkian also met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Oct 27 where he said the Middle East can solve its problems without the involvement of the United States. asserted
East → meet → States
“I believe we are capable of resolving our problems in the region without relying on the United States,” Pezeshkian said at a meeting with Putin on the sidelines of a summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Moscow. asserted
Pezeshkian → believe → Moscow
“Our trade is expanding and growing day by day. asserted
trade → expand → day
US actions in the region make it easier for us to move towards greater multilateralism and strengthen our cooperation with you and other countries subject to unilateral US sanctions,” he told Putin. asserted
he → make → Putin
Putin said he discussed the war with Pezeshkian, expressing hope that the situation would improve. asserted
situation → say → hope
“We spoke earlier, one-on-one, about the situation in the region – a situation that, undoubtedly, cannot help but cause concern,” he said, adding that he hoped it would “evolve in a positive direction”. asserted
it → speak → direction
Pezeshkian said he was confident the will existed on both sides to expand cooperation in science, industry, culture, security and military affairs. asserted
will → say → science
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