‘Immediate agreement within reach,’ says Iranian adviser
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Ali Shamkhani, a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said an immediate agreement with the United States could be achieved if negotiations focus solely on preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
Shamkhani wrote on X that if the central issue is ensuring Iran does not produce nuclear weapons, such an outcome would align with the supreme leader’s fatwa, or religious edict, as well as Iran’s defense doctrine.
“An immediate agreement is within reach,” he said.
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He added that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who is leading the talks for Tehran, has “sufficient support and authority to secure this agreement.”
His remarks come as indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States continue in Geneva, with both sides signaling cautious optimism following what mediators described as constructive exchanges.
