Afghanistan, April 8 -- Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei closely supervised the final stages of the ceasefire deal with the United States, according to an Axios report citing sources familiar with the negotiations.
The report said Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi played a key role in managing the diplomacy and helping persuade influential commanders in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to back the negotiating track.
According to Axios, U.S. President Donald Trump remained undecided until the final hours over whether to accept Iran's 10-point proposal as a basis for talks or press ahead with wider military escalation.
The report said that while Trump was publicly threatening the destruction of Iranian infrastructure and even "...