In Khamenei’s worldview, normalizing relations with the United States has always been kryptonite, an existential threat to a regime whose identity was premised on resisting America.
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Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
Aubuchon declined an interview with The Enquirer via media relations firm Strategic Advisers.
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