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Khamenei disappears, Trump and Erdogan's attempt for secret US-Iran meeting fails
2025-06-21 23:21:45 / BOTA
A secret attempt to organize a historic meeting between American and Iranian officials in Istanbul has failed at the last minute, after Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was unable to give final approval.
According to Axios sources, the idea for the meeting came from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who during a phone call with Donald Trump in Canada, where he was attending the G7 summit, offered for Turkey to mediate the talks. Trump immediately accepted, expressing his willingness to send Vice President Vance and White House envoy Steve Witkoff to Istanbul. The US president himself was even willing to go personally to meet with Iranian President Masoud Peskov, if that would lead to an agreement.
Before the conversation with Erdogan, the White House had received preliminary signals from Tehran, through secret channels, that there was a willingness to talk. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan conveyed the proposal to Iranian authorities, while Peskov and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi began efforts to secure the green light from Khamenei.
But, according to sources, Khamenei's fear for his life — following the wave of Israeli attacks that have hit Tehran's political and military leadership — has forced him to hide in a bunker, making contact with him impossible. After several hours of unsuccessful attempts to get the supreme leader's approval, the Iranian side informed the Turks that they could not proceed with the meeting.
The news was later relayed to Washington, where it was confirmed that the talks had been cancelled. The development comes amid high tensions in the Middle East and speculation about a possible military escalation between the US, Israel and Iran.
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