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Why Iran’s Supreme Leader Came Around to Nuclear Talks With Trump

Top Iranian officials pressed the country’s leader to reverse his position, arguing that the risk of war with the United States and the worsening economic crisis could topple the regime.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has granted his permission for nuclear talks with the United States, at first through an intermediary, and then, if things proceeded well, for direct discussions.
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