Reports from Bloomberg reveal that communications between the United States and Iran are being conducted through a complex network of intermediaries, with Iran aiming to maintain the secrecy of Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's whereabouts.
According to U.S. officials, analysts, and informed sources cited by the agency, American proposals to Tehran are not delivered directly. Instead, they pass through multiple diplomatic channels involving Iranian envoys who carefully transmit the messages while ensuring Khamenei’s location remains undisclosed.
Sources note that the dialogue between the parties is characterized by its slow and complicated nature, with message exchanges potentially taking several days, thus resembling an indirect communication network rather than traditional negotiations.
Bloomberg highlights that internet restrictions imposed within Iran during wartime have further complicated communications, noting that some messages sent via the WhatsApp application took approximately 48 hours to reach their destination.
The sources indicated that American messages are initially relayed through Pakistani officials before reaching Tehran, either through phone calls or direct meetings.
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