US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirms Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive and active. Talks to end a three-month war have stalled. Rubio hopes for a deal if Iran limits its nuclear program and reopens the Strait of Hormuz. Sanctions relief depends on Iran abandoning enrichment activities. The prospect for a deal is imminent.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who was wounded in US-Israeli attacks and has not been seen in

The top US diplomat said Iran’s uranium stockpile and enrichment levels are “highly technical matters” that could take months to resolve.