Iran-U.S. Agreement Awaits Final Approval from Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei
WANA (Jun 12) – Late last night, just hours before another round of strikes on targets inside Iran, Donald Trump announced that an agreement between Iran and the United States had been finalized and that he had ordered a halt to the attacks. According to sources inside Iran, however, although the proposed deal reportedly complies with the Supreme Leader’s conditions, it has not yet received approval from the highest levels of the Iranian establishment.
Shortly after Trump’s remarks, the spokesman for Iran’s negotiating team did not directly reject the broad outline of what the U.S. president had said. Instead, he stated that the relevant authorities within the Iranian system must first reach a conclusion regarding the components of any potential understanding, adding that a formal announcement would be made once a final decision is reached.
Esmaeil Baghaei said that most of the draft agreement had already been finalized, but accused the United States of attempting in recent days to impose unusual demands and conditions.
A report by an Iranian media outlet with close ties to the country’s political establishment provided additional details about recent diplomatic developments. According to the report, the draft text of the proposed understanding was largely finalized around two weeks ago and was awaiting final approval in both Tehran and Washington.
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However, Trump reportedly sought to introduce several new provisions. In response, Iran informed intermediaries that it would not consider the revised text and effectively declined to respond to the American proposal.
The report further claimed that, beginning on Wednesday, Qatari mediators became actively involved and conveyed that Washington had retreated from the additional provisions it had sought to include. This effectively meant a return to the original draft, which was still awaiting final approval in Tehran.
The most controversial part of the report was a concluding sentence that was removed shortly after publication. It stated that because the United States had accepted Iran’s proposed text, the likelihood of approval by the country’s principal decision-making bodies was high.
Although some political figures and factions have argued that the Supreme Leader’s conditions have not been fully reflected in the proposed agreement, the Iranian government insists that all red lines have been respected.
A woman holds an image of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, during an anti-U.S. and Israeli rally after Iran’s missile attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, June 7, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)
A state-affiliated Iranian news agency reported that all red lines established by Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei had been incorporated into the text under the continuous supervision of the Supreme National Security Council.
For now, however, no final decision has been publicly announced. While Trump has portrayed the agreement as effectively complete, Iranian officials continue to emphasize that the ultimate judgment rests with the country’s senior decision-making bodies.
As a result, the proposed agreement remains in an unusual position: a draft that appears to be largely finalized, accepted in principle by both sides, yet still awaiting the political approval required to transform it into a formal accord.
