Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei said in a statement early Sunday that the US president's signature on the US-Iran memorandum of understanding is worthless. The remark echoes his earlier written statement accusing the US of untrustworthiness.
Early Sunday, Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei issued a statement explicitly calling the US president's signature on the US-Iran memorandum of understanding 'worthless.' The statement, reported by The Zioneer's Intelligence Desk, comes after a series of escalating statements from Khamenei on Saturday evening at 19:34 Jerusalem.
On Saturday evening, Khamenei first accused the US of violating the MOU and threatening 'unforgettable lessons' (The Zioneer, Sat 19:34). Minutes later, he declared the president's signature 'worthless and invalid' (Sat 19:34), then called the US 'liar, irrational, unreliable, and evil' (Sat 19:34), warned of 'heavy costs' and called for unity (Sat 19:34), and finally issued a full written statement accusing the US of repeated violations and calling the signature 'worthless and unreliable' (Sat 19:34). All these statements were published at the same timestamp, indicating a rapid cascade of rhetoric.
The Zioneer has also reported that senior Israeli officials and commentators dismissed the expected MOU as non-binding and meaningless, with a senior Israeli source calling it a 'bluff' (Jun 12) and Channel 14 commentator Noam Amir saying it 'is not worth the paper it's written on' (Jun 16).
The MOU remains under negotiation. The desk notes that Khamenei's latest statement reinforces the Iranian position that the agreement is not credible, but no formal cancellation or withdrawal has been announced.
6 developments
- DevelopingMojtaba Khamenei: Iran and US have signed a memorandum of understanding
- StrongSenior Israeli source dismisses expected US-Iran MOU as meaningless
- ConfirmedIranian spokesman: MoU signing by presidents under consideration; Baghaie corrects claim about Khamenei's appearance
- DevelopingIran's Khamenei says Trump unable to force deal, puts responsibility on Pezeshkian
Source and signal
- Internal intake