Here are the still-alive Iranian leaders who could strike a U.S. peace deal

President Trump said Monday he is moving closer to a deal with Iran but declined to name negotiating partners, while mediators have tried to set up talks between Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Israel's assassinations of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other top officials have created uncertainty about who holds decision-making power in Tehran, with Ghalibaf emerging as the most senior civilian official in the regime's current leadership circle. The U.S. does not view Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as empowered to cut a deal despite his history leading nuclear talks, and the whereabouts and active role of Khamenei's successor, his son Mojtaba, remain unclear after an Israeli strike. Ghalibaf publicly denied any negotiations with the U.S., calling such claims "fake news," though sources say messages have been passed between the governments. The Trump administration faces the challenge of identifying and establishing direct communication with whoever can actually authorize an agreement to end the war.