Trump says he and Iran's supreme leader 'appear to be getting along'

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (3) that he and Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei "appear to be getting along very well" - despite Khamenei not having been seen in public since the start of the US war in Iran.

When asked by the American newspaper New York Post about the supreme leader's health, Trump replied: "I haven't heard that he's well."

"If you believe the stories, he's, you know, missing several parts of his body," the president said. Khamenei was reportedly seriously injured in the first US strike against Iran, which killed his father, Ali Khamenei.

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When asked who is making the decisions on Iran, Trump responded: "Well, they say he's giving approval because it's been that way for a long, long time. First his father and then him, I think it's a succession. But we seem to be getting along very well."

Trump said he would like to meet the Ayatollah at some point.

"Increasingly participatory"
On Tuesday (2), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he believes Khamenei is alive and "increasingly participatory".

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"I think there are indications that he is increasingly participative at some level," Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Since the start of the war, Iranian officials have insisted that Khamenei is in good health and is overseeing negotiations with the United States to end the conflict, blaming Iran's enemies for spreading rumors about his health.

CNN reported that American intelligence assesses that Khamenei is playing a crucial role in formulating war strategy alongside senior Iranian officials.

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Source: CNN