Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has endorsed face-to-face negotiations with the U.S. and said he approved the memorandum of understanding signed by the Iranian and U.S. presidents, while stating Trump made the deal out of “desperation”.“It is obvious that the face-to-face negotiations that will be held in the future will not mean accepting the enemy’s opinion,” he said Thursday in a statement read by state media.Khamenei said his approval came despite his initial differing view, following assurances from President Masoud Pezeshkian and other senior officials. The assurances specifically guaranteed that Iran's national rights and the interests of the 'Resistance Front' would be fully protected under the agreement.President Pezeshkian, in his capacity as head of the Supreme National Security Council, accepted personal responsibility for ensuring the MOU safeguarded Iran's interests and pledged not to yield to excessive U.S. demands.The statement marked Khamenei’s first reaction to the deal and comes as the supreme leader has not been seen in public since he was wounded in a strike at the start of the war.In fullIran-US war latest: Supreme Leader says Trump made a deal out of ‘desperation’ after US lifts naval blockadeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Iran’s supreme leader says Trump made deal out of ‘desperation’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has endorsed face-to-face negotiations with the U.S. and said he approved the memorandum of understanding signed by the Iranian and U.S. presidents, while stating Trump made the deal out of “desperation”.“It is obvious that the face-to-face negotiations that will be held in the future will not mean accepting the enemy’s opinion,” he said Thursday in a statement read by state media.Khamenei said his approval came despite his initial differing view, following assurances from President Masoud Pezeshkian and other senior officials. The assurances specifically guaranteed that Iran's national rights and the interests of the 'Resistance Front' would be fully protected under the agreement.President Pezeshkian, in his capacity as head of the Supreme National Security Council, accepted personal responsibility for ensuring the MOU safeguarded Iran's interests and pledged not to yield to excessive U.S. demands.The statement marked Khamenei’s first reaction to the deal and comes as the supreme leader has not been seen in public since he was wounded in a strike at the start of the war.In fullIran-US war latest: Supreme Leader says Trump made a deal out of ‘desperation’ after US lifts naval blockadeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
