Monday
Oct292012
Iran Exclusive: Did Supreme Leader's Top Advisor Meet US Officials in Qatar?
According to well-placed EA sources, the Supreme Leader's top advisor for foreign policy, Ali Akbar Velayati, has met US officials in Doha in Qatar earlier this month. Velayati and the Americans discussed the renewal of high-level talks over Tehran's nuclear programme.
The account from our sources follows more than a week of reports and rumours about "back-channel" US-Iran discussions.