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EXCLUSIVE

Doubts deepen over Khamenei’s role in Tehran’s US talks

May 28, 2026, 11:00 GMT+1
eople walk past a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran Bazaar, in Tehran, Iran, May 16, 2026.
eople walk past a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran Bazaar, in Tehran, Iran, May 16, 2026.

A source close to the Tehran-Washington negotiations told Iran International there are doubts over whether Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and the Islamic Republic’s negotiating team are fully coordinated with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

The source said there were serious ambiguities over how much Khamenei knows about the talks and the extent of the negotiating team’s understanding with the Trump administration.

Ghalibaf and Araghchi’s recent trip to Qatar, coupled with the negotiating team’s reluctance to go to Pakistan or continue talks in Tehran, has deepened questions over who is coordinating the process inside the Islamic Republic, Information received by Iran International indicates

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