Iran agreed to give up nuclear weapons as Khamenei takes personal role in U.S. talks, Trump says

Trump said he would not rule out a personal meeting with Khamenei and that he would welcome such talks.

"Yeah, I’d like to meet him. I’d like to meet everybody … We probably will meet at some point, depending on how it all works out," Trump said.

Trump also referenced rumors about Khamenei's physical condition, saying that "if you believe the stories he is, you know, missing a lot of different parts."

The president reiterated his optimism about the negotiations, saying the process with Iran is "moving quickly" and that the Islamic Republic "will not have a nuclear weapon, and many other good things will happen."

"Oh yeah, they’ve agreed to that,” said Trump.

“I mean, now they can change their mind, but that was one of the things they’ve had to agree, they’ve agreed to that. That was the big thing."

The Guardian noted that Trump's remarks followed testimony by Secretary of State Marco Rubio before Congress, in which Rubio said there were signs that the Iranian leader was playing an increasingly active role in peace negotiations, despite having rarely appeared in public since the war began in late February.

According to U.S. officials, Khamenei was seriously wounded in a strike that killed his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, early in the war.

U.S.-Israel war against Iran

A ceasefire between the United States and Iran has been in effect since April 2026 and has been extended indefinitely.

On May 27, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported on a draft memorandum under which the United States would lift its blockade and Tehran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The White House denied the Iranian state media report, calling it "complete fabrication."

On May 30, The New York Times, citing sources, reported that Trump had hardened the terms of a potential ceasefire agreement with Iran and sent Tehran an updated draft.

On June 1, Iran suspended negotiations with the United States over Israeli strikes on Lebanon, saying it would not return to talks until Israel halted military operations in Lebanon and Gaza. Washington said it had received no official notification from Tehran that talks had been suspended.