Iran's leadership has drawn fresh attention after President Masoud Pezeshkian revealed a seven-hour meeting with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on August 10. Pezeshkian said the closed-door talks covered Iran's economy, sanctions, war pressures, employment, housing and national cohesion, with Mojtaba stressing the need to preserve unity. The unusually long meeting comes as Tehran weighs its next moves toward Washington and manages mounting domestic and regional pressure. Was this simply a sweeping policy review, or did Iran's top two quietly align on a tougher strategy before the next round with Trump?
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