REVEALS WHY WASHINGTON REJECTED MOJTABA KHAMENEI
On Tuesday, the United States’ special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Wittkopf, revealed the reasons for his country’s rejection of Mojtaba Khamenei succeeding his father as Supreme Leader in Iran, noting that President Donald Trump’s administration is waiting for notification from the Iranians to open a dialogue with it.
“If the new leader of Iran follows the same path as his father, this is a problem for President Trump,” Witkoff said in a television interview monitored by Shafaq News Agency.
He pointed out that “Trump is ready for dialogue, but will it be fruitful with the Iranians or not?”, stressing that “Trump has drawn a red line, which is that Iran cannot possess a nuclear weapon.”
He added, “Let’s see if the Iranians want to talk. We have almost completely destroyed their uranium enrichment capability.” Witkov denied that Russia had provided Iran with any intelligence on US military assets, while suggesting that he would visit Israel next week to discuss options for military action against Iran.