Mujtaba Khamenei Reveals He Initially Opposed Iran-US Deal Before Signing

🇮🇷 TEHRAN — The man who signed the MOU just admitted he didn't want to. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Khamenei going public with his initial opposition hands hardliners a retroactive veto argument — the deal was signed under internal pressure, not conviction. Pezeshkian's role as persuader now makes him the deal's political owner if it fails. Tehran's hawks gain a narrative: the supreme authority was overruled. Every future Iranian compliance dispute now has a founding doubt attached.

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Khamenei Confirms He Approved US-Iran MOU Despite Personal Reservations

🕌 TEHRAN — The Supreme Leader just removed the deal's most dangerous ambiguity. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Khamenei's public confirmation closes the hardliner escape hatch — no faction can now credibly claim the MOU lacks supreme authority. "Despite reservations" signals internal dissent was real but overruled. The "assurances

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Khamenei: Direct US Talks Acceptable, But Iran Won't Yield to Enemy

🕌 KHAMENEI — He's blessing talks while pre-rejecting their outcome. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Khamenei validating face-to-face talks is permission for Iran's Geneva team — but the caveat is the real signal. "Not accepting the enemy's position" is hardliner cover, not rejection. It lets

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Vance Defends Iran Deal With Disputed Facts, Warns Israel Not to Alienate Trump

🇺🇸 VANCE — He's defending the deal by describing terms Iran hasn't agreed to. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Vance misrepresenting MOU terms publicly creates a paper deal — one Washington sells domestically while Tehran contradicts it abroad. The Israel warning lands harder: after naming weapons dependency yesterday, he's now

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Vance Confirms Iran Deal 60-Day Clock Starts Thursday

⏱️ COUNTDOWN — Geneva ceremony pending, but Vance just started the clock anyway. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Thursday start locks June 19 as Day 1 — before mines clear, before assets move, before Israel stops striking. Every MOU obligation now has a deadline Washington set unilaterally. Tehran's hardliners gain a timeline to test;

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Khamenei Confirms He Approved US-Iran MOU Despite Personal Reservations

Khamenei: Direct US Talks Acceptable, But Iran Won't Yield to Enemy

Vance Defends Iran Deal With Disputed Facts, Warns Israel Not to Alienate Trump

Vance Confirms Iran Deal 60-Day Clock Starts Thursday