Irans Army Air Force commanders meet the Supreme Leader[/caption]Former Iranian Parliamentarian said that the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appears willing to arrive at a deal with the United States on Irans nuclear program.
WASHINGTON, February 10 (Sputnik) The Supreme Leader ofIran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appears willing toarrive ata deal withthe United States onIrans nuclear program, former Iranian Parliamentarian Aliakbar Mousavi told Sputnik.
I think the Supreme Leader is willing toreach a deal, buthe is really suspicious ofthe willingness ofthe other side, the United States, Mousavi, a reformist era parliamentarian and current human rights advocate told Sputnik onMonday.
Mousavi added that suspicions exist onboth sides ofthe negotiations, butultimately he is hopeful fora positive outcome. I think inthe end we will reach a comprehensive deal, he said.
Former US Congressman Jim Slattery also stated ata Monday Atlantic Council conference that recent statements byAyatollah Khamenei indicate the the leader is guardedly optimistic that a deal can be achieved throughthe ongoing P5+1 nuclear talks.Slattery, who recently travelled toIran topromoted interfaith and intergovernmental dialogue, noted that Khameneis recent statements ofnegotiators onall sides making concessions inthe talks are further indication that the Supreme Leader is blessing these negotiations.
Negotiations betweenIran and the P5+1 countries have been ongoing sinceNovember 2013, butSlattery stated that the United States is seen byIran asthe dominant player.
On Sunday Ayatollah Khamanei said ina speech tothe Iranian airforce that he would go alongwith the agreement inthe making," referring tothe nuclear agreement currently being negotiated withthe P5+1 countries inVienna.
The nuclear negotiations were extended beyondtheir initial deadline inNovember 2014 and participants are now aiming tohave a political framework agreed uponby the end ofMarch 2015.
By Sputnik News
