Khamenei says he approved MoU with US, despite reservations

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday he had authorised a memorandum of understanding signed by the Iranian and US 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. Khamenei added that future face-to-face negotiations with the United States would not mean accepting “the enemy’s position”.