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Inside the secret US-Iran diplomacy that sealed nuke deal

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei authorized direct talks with the United States on the nuclear issue as early as 2011, but real progress was not made until Hassan Rouhani, unaware of the talks, came into office in August 2013, US and Iranian officials say.

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi (R) gestures next to his Omani counterpart Yousef bin Alawi during a joint news conference in Tehran February 21, 2012. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi  (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR2Y704
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi (R) gestures next to his Omani counterpart Yusuf bin Alawi during a joint news conference in Tehran, Feb. 21, 2012. — REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

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