Khamenei greenlit talks to expose US unreliability, lawmaker says

A hardline Iranian lawmaker said on Sunday that the indirect nuclear talks with the United States in Oman were authorized by the Supreme Leader to illustrate the unreliability and unreasonable conduct of American officials to those within Iran who remain optimistic about engagement.

Addressing the parliament, Tehran representative Hamid Rasaei said the purpose of the talks was to make "some of the elite and some officials who are still optimistic once again understand the breach of promises and the illogicality of the American authorities."