Sunday, February 8, 2015

Iran's Khamenei hints ready to accept fair nuclear deal as talks proceed

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks live on television after casting his ballot in the Iranian presidential election in Tehran June 12, 2009.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks live on television after casting his ballot in the Iranian presidential election in Tehran June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files
BY MEHRDAD BALALI AND SHADIA NASRALLA-DUBAI/MUNICH Sun Feb 8, 2015
Reuters(Reuters) - Iran's paramount leader suggested on Sunday he could back a fair nuclear accord with world powers in which neither side got everything it wanted, boosting Iranian negotiators under fire from hardliners at home opposed to rapprochement with the West.