Iran's supreme leader gives tentative approval to nuclear deal

But Ali Khamenei says the country will not dismantle its nuclear programme until UN watchdog closes weapons investigation Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has given his qualified approval to the nuclear accord agreed with major powers, but added conditions that could complicate its implementation. In a letter to President Hassan Rouhani, Khamenei said Iran would not take major steps to dismantle its nuclear programme until the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Ag...