Rubio says Mojtaba Khamenei alive and 'increasingly engaging'
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive and becoming more active despite being wounded in recent conflicts. Rubio emphasized the need for Iran to limit its nuclear program and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to facilitate potential sanctions relief. He expressed cautious optimism about reaching a deal with Iran amid stalled negotiations regarding the ongoing war in the Middle East.
- ▪Marco Rubio confirmed that Mojtaba Khamenei is alive and increasingly engaging in activities.
- ▪Khamenei succeeded his father, Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes.
- ▪Rubio highlighted the necessity for Iran to limit its nuclear program for sanctions relief.
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An Iranian man walks past a billboard carrying a picture of Iran' supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei erected along a street in Tehran on May 28. AFP-YonhapWASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who was wounded in U.S.-Israeli attacks and has not been seen in public since assuming office, is alive and increasingly active."I think there are indications out there that he is increasingly engaging at some level," Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, succeeded his father Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the first wave of U.S.-Israeli strikes that launched the war on February 28.Rubio was testifying in front of the Senate panel as talks on ending the three-month-old war that has engulfed the Middle…
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