In an unique interview in Tehran, NCS’s Fred Pleitgen sat down with Mohsen Rezaei, the senior army advisor to Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei. The supreme leader, who has not been seen in public since his appointment, is understood to have a small circle of trusted aides round him. General Rezaei is in that circle. The advisor shot down the opportunity of a gathering between US President Donald Trump and Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. He additionally stated {that a} potential US-Iran deal hinges on the Trump administration agreeing to launch $24 billion {dollars} in frozen Iranian property. NCS operates in Iran solely with the permission of the federal government however maintains full editorial management of its studies.