Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is still holding back from fully endorsing last week’s announced Iran deal: the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). His reticence is smart and to be expected. Khamenei must appear above the fray of Iran’s internal politics while in reality he is intimately involved in their orchestration. We would not be on the cusp of finalizing a deal if the Supreme Leader had not been comfortable, even pleased, with the negotiations’ results.
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