June 18 (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday he had authorised a memorandum of understanding signed by the Iranian and U.S. presidents, despite holding a different view, after receiving assurances from President Masoud Pezeshkian and other senior officials that Iran’s rights and the interests of the “Resistance Front” would be safeguarded.
Article origin: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/06/irans-khamenei-says-he-approved-mou-us-despite-reservations-after-assurances
Original author: Patricia Zengerle and Nathan Layne
