Khamenei reiterates conditions for ending conflict with US

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei reiterated Tehran’s conditions for ending the conflict with the United States during a meeting Tuesday with security chief Mohsen Rezaei, according to Iranian official and state-media accounts. The meeting followed regional talks in Tehran involving Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. An official account said Khamenei called for Iran’s conditions to be met and discussed safeguarding national and regional security, managing the Strait of Hormuz and strengthening relations with neighboring countries. Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, briefed him on security matters, the account said. The substance of the meeting has not been independently established. Iran has said its conditions include an end to a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and sanctions on its oil exports. Washington has pressed Tehran to make concessions on its nuclear program, including reducing uranium enrichment, according to the reports. The accounts did not indicate that the nuclear issue was discussed at the meeting between Khamenei and Rezaei. The talks in Tehran took place Monday, with senior representatives from the four countries. Saudi...