A top Iran adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that Tehran would be open to reaching a nuclear deal with President Donald Trump—if the U.S. lifts certain economic sanctions.
In an interview with NBC News, Ali Shamkhani, a senior political and military figure in Iran and close confidant to the Supreme Leader, said that Iran would be willing to abandon its nuclear weapons ambitions and surrender its highly-enriched uranium—if its conditions are met.
“It’s still possible. If the Americans act as they say, for sure we can have better relations,” Shamkhani said, signaling a conditional willingness to negotiate with a Trump administration.
Shamkhani further stated that Iran would allow international inspectors to supervise its nuclear activity and would limit enrichment to lower levels meant for civilian energy use—a familiar pledge made in past deals, many of which Iran has been accused of violating.
Meanwhile, President Trump laid out his own terms during remarks to leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Saudi Arabia. He emphasized that the Iranian regime must cease its support for terrorism, end its proxy wars across the Middle East, and permanently abandon any pursuit of nuclear weapons.
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