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Correction: Iran's supreme leader endorses face-to-face negotiations with the US

June 18, 2026

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei endorsed direct negotiations with the U.S. late Thursday in a statement read by state media. It was Khamenei’s first reaction to the deal recently reached between Iran and the U.S. to end hostilities. This email corrects a misspelling of Khamenei's first name.

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