Trump says he could meet Iran's supreme leader 'if it was to make a deal'
Khamenei was named the supreme leader in Iran after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on the first day of fighting.
TL;DR
- President Trump expressed willingness to meet Iran's Supreme Leader if a deal is reached to end the U.S.-Iran war.
- The war has lasted four months, impacting global markets and causing oil and gasoline prices to surge.
- Iran has largely kept the Strait of Hormuz shut, a vital oil transport channel.
- Negotiations involve U.S. demands for Iran to never acquire nuclear weapons and open the strait.
- Iran's demands include an immediate end to hostilities and the U.S. lifting its naval blockade of Iranian ports.
- Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei became supreme leader after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed early in the conflict.