TEHRAN — An interview with Mahmoud Nabavian, the deputy chair of Iran's national security council, was cut off during a broadcast on state television. The archive of the interview was removed from online platforms approximately an hour after the broadcast ended.

During the interview, Nabavian claimed he had seen secret correspondence written by Mojtaba Khamenei while discussing ongoing negotiations. He alleged that this correspondence indicated Iran's negotiating team had exceeded its mandate. A spokesperson for the negotiating team later described Nabavian's claims as old and distorted. Nabavian maintained he was only revealing the truth and had not released secret documents, a statement he made on a Telegram channel.

Nabavian outlined 11 conditions that he claimed Mojtaba Khamenei had set for continuing negotiations. These conditions included receiving compensation from the U.S., maintaining Iran's right to enrich uranium, the lifting of sanctions, the release of Iran's frozen assets, and the exercise of full sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz. He then quoted Khamenei as emphasizing "Iran's monopoly on the management of the strait of Hormuz, collecting tolls from passing vessels, restrictions on enemy ships, and allocating the revenues from the tolls to the people, families of martyrs, and veterans." Nabavian also claimed Khamenei ordered that the waterway's reopening should occur only when the U.S. agreed to pay compensation.

Nabavian further stated four issues that he asserted had to be addressed before negotiations could commence: the end of the occupation in Lebanon and a complete withdrawal, the release of frozen money by America, the lifting of a siege, and a temporary lifting of sanctions. He also quoted Mojtaba Khamenei as writing, "What was agreed upon in the Pakistan talks is completely different from what was supposed to happen and was a condition for the legitimacy of the talks, and the talks must be stopped."

Following the broadcast, a senior official at the state broadcaster resigned. The state broadcaster also issued a statement indicating that Nabavian's statements were "evidence of a legal violation and worthy of legal prosecution." Mojtaba Khamenei had published a letter to Iran's president on Thursday, in which he stated he held a different view on the outcome of the talks than the president but had deferred to the president's judgment on certain conditions.