Iranian Senior Official Reveals New Details of Iran-US Negotiations: No Negotiations Allowed Without Supreme Leader's Permission

Odaily reported on May 3 that Mojtaba Zarei, a member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, disclosed new details of the Islamabad talks on social media. Zarei stated that the basis of the Islamabad negotiations was the permission of Iran's Supreme Leader. In addition to obtaining permission to negotiate, the content of the talks must also fall within the framework authorized by the Supreme Leader: When the US side sought to discuss nuclear technology issues, they were informed that the Supreme Leader had prohibited the delegation from discussing technical details on this matter; from now on, decisions on this issue will be made entirely by the Supreme Leader. Furthermore, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has been banned from joining the negotiation team. (CCTV News)