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Iran's Vahidi Pushes Hormuz Threat, Trump Demands Single Negotiator

5/22/2026

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Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi belongs to a small inner circle that contacts Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and serves as Iran’s main U.S. negotiator.
Vahidi met Pakistan’s interior minister to receive a Washington message, a meeting Iranian state media denied.
His influence pushed Iran’s war plan toward the Strait of Hormuz, prompting President Donald Trump to say he prefers a single Iranian negotiator after April talks in Islamabad ended without agreement.

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Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi belongs to a small inner circle that contacts Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and serves as Iran’s main U.S. negotiator.
Vahidi met Pakistan’s interior minister to receive a Washington message, a meeting Iranian state media denied.
His influence pushed Iran’s war plan toward the Strait of Hormuz, prompting President Donald Trump to say he prefers a single Iranian negotiator after April talks in Islamabad ended without agreement.