Trump says he could meet Iran’s supreme leader ‘if it was to make a deal’ President Donald Trump stated he would be open to meeting Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, if a deal is reached to end the U.S.-Iran war. The conflict, now in its fourth month, has disrupted global markets and driven up oil prices, with Iran largely controlling the Strait of Hormuz. Negotiations involve demands for Iran to forgo nuclear weapons and open the strait, while Iran seeks an end to hostilities and the U.S. naval blockade.

• 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.