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President Trump says that Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is heavily involved in Iran\u2019s decision-making during peace talks and that he would like to meet with the supreme leader at some point.<\/p>\n

Read more Australia\u2019s shaky nuclear sub deal with Trump has Pacific allies looking elsewhere for partnerships<\/a><\/p>\n

The ayatollah rose to the top cleric position after his father, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was killed in the first round of military strikes by the U.S. and Israel on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to meet him,\u201d Mr. Trump said of the younger Khamenei in a podcast interview with the New York Post posted Wednesday. \u201cI\u2019d love to meet everybody. I would like to meet him, and we probably will meet at some point, depending on how it all works out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ayatollah Khamenei, 56, has not been seen in public and is believed to have been severely injured in military strikes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you believe the stories, he\u2019s missing a lot of different parts,\u201d Mr. Trump said.<\/p>\n

Yet U.S. officials say he holds sway over Iran\u2019s decisions in peace talks.<\/p>\n

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SEE ALSO: Iran, U.S. issue contradictory statements on diplomacy as Rubio details redlines<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s involved, absolutely. Yeah, I think they have a lot of respect for him,\u201d Mr. Trump said.<\/p>\n

The comments underscore Mr. Trump\u2019s penchant for seeking personal interaction with adversarial or reclusive leaders. He boasts about his personal relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and he held a series of summits with North Korea\u2019s Kim Jong-un.<\/p>\n

Read more Scott Pelley fired from \u201860 Minutes,\u2019 deepening turmoil at CBS News<\/a><\/p>\n

Mr. Trump is working to approve a memorandum of understanding with Iran that would lift the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while setting the table for final talks over Tehran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n

In the new interview, Mr. Trump confirmed that he cussed out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his repeated incursions into Lebanon to bombard Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters. The operation is complicating peace talks with Iran.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon,\u201d Mr. Trump said.<\/p>\n

The president said he works well with Mr. Netanyahu, however, and said the tough conversation came with the territory of being a \u201cwartime president\u201d and a \u201cwartime prime minister.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrats and other critics of the Iran war say Mr. Trump needs to end the conflict to ease global economic pressures and bring down U.S. gas prices that are well above $4 per gallon, on average, compared to less than $3 when the war began.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump said he will not be rushed into a bad deal, and the U.S. blockade of Iran could last through Labor Day.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I think it\u2019s unlikely. I think that we\u2019ll have it,\u201d he said. \u201cI think this will resolve itself fairly quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Trump: Iran war negotiations intact, Netanyahu will cool it in Lebanon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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