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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has defended Tehran’s negotiations with the United States, rejecting claims that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei withheld approval for the talks that resulted in the Washington-Tehran memorandum.
Speaking in remarks carried by the state-run IRNA news agency, Pezeshkian said the negotiations proceeded with full respect for the country’s leadership, stressing that the government would not have engaged in talks without the supreme leader’s consent.
“If he had ordered us not to negotiate, we would have definitely obeyed,” Pezeshkian said, emphasizing that the administration remained committed to following the supreme leader’s directives.
The issue has sparked debate within Iran after Khamenei recently said he “held a different view” regarding the US-Iran memorandum, prompting speculation over the extent of his support for the agreement. Pezeshkian’s latest comments appeared aimed at easing those concerns and reaffirming that the negotiations were conducted within Iran’s established decision-making framework.
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