Did Obama Write a Private Letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader?
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Leader.ir – Pool/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama wrote a private letter to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last month, offering cooperation in the fight against ISIS as an incentive to agree to a nuclear deal, according to the Wall Street Journal. The deadline for a deal is in two weeks.
White House officials will not confirm — or deny — that a letter was sent.
“I’m not in a position to discuss private correspondence between the president and any world leader. I can tell you that the policy that the president and his administration have articulated about Iran remains unchanged. The United States is engaged in conversations with Iran in the context of the P5+1 talks to resolve the international community’s concerns about Iran’s nuclear program,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said at Thursday’s briefing.
The State Department offered no confirmation or denial of the letter either. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki deferred to the White House on questions about the letter.
If true, it would be at least the fourth reported time Obama has written Khamenei since taking office.
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