A breakthrough would be an unexpected twist in the president’s diplomatic approach: After pulling out of the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal, he ordered the killing of Iran’s highest-ranking generals. Iran, in return, has been accused of hiring assassins to kill Trump during his 2024 campaign.

Iran’s supreme leader has criticized an initial proposal from the United States in negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, though he stopped short of entirely rejecting the idea

Newsweek has reached out to the U.S. State Department for comment. Why It Matters. The remarks are the first time Tehran has commented on the content of the recent U.S. proposal,