Iran's acting supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, confirmed in a statement that a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States has been signed by the two presidents. The announcement, carried by Iranian state-aligned channels overnight, follows weeks of negotiations and prior reports that the MOU had been finalized. Khamenei's statement is the first explicit acknowledgment of a completed signing by a senior Iranian figure whose approval had been the final pending step.
Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's acting supreme leader, has explicitly confirmed that a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States has now been signed by both presidents. His statement, carried by Iranian state-aligned channels overnight, is the first direct acknowledgment of a completed signing from the senior Iranian figure whose approval had been the final prerequisite for the deal to take effect.
The desk has been tracking this thread since last week. At 19:58 on Thu Jun 18 — within a single minute — a rapid sequence of bulletins landed: first, CENTCOM announced it had formally lifted the naval blockade on all Iranian ports; then, in quick succession, two versions of Khamenei's endorsement appeared. Version 5 reported a brief statement of consent; version 6 added the more detailed citation of SNSC commitments to safeguard Iranian rights and the Resistance Front. Both were published at 19:58 Jerusalem. At 20:44 Jerusalem, The Zioneer published an article contextualizing that approval. Tonight's update — his explicit confirmation that the signing has been completed — is the next step in a process that has seen source quality rise: initially attributed to claims carried by state-aligned channels, by Thursday evening it was backed by a formal statement from the leader's office.
As The Zioneer reported on Thu Jun 18 at 10:05 Jerusalem, President Trump and Iranian state media said the MOU had been signed Wednesday, with Iran's foreign ministry spokesman calling it 'now officially complete and finalised.' That claim lacked Khamenei's personal sign-off. By 00:56 Jerusalem on Thursday, Baghaei said a direct presidential signing ceremony was under consideration; he also clarified he had not said Khamenei would appear at such an event. The precise terms of the MOU and any accompanying verbal understandings remain undisclosed.
6 developments
- ConfirmedUS and Iran formally sign memorandum of understanding to end the war
- ConfirmedIranian spokesman: MoU signing by presidents under consideration; Baghaie corrects claim about Khamenei's appearance
- StrongMojtaba Khamenei says he initially opposed US-Iran MOU, Pezeshkian convinced him to sign
- DevelopingAxios: Iran tells regional states 'in-principle' MOU agreement; needs Mojtaba Khamenei's OK
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