Tehran, June 19 -- Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has claimed that US President Donald Trump used "all kinds of leverage" out of desperation to secure the newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Tehran and Washington, while stressing that Iran's acceptance of the agreement was conditional on protecting the rights of the Iranian nation and the Resistance Front.

Addressing the Iranian nation following the signing of the 14-point framework agreement between Iran and the United States, Khamenei said Iranian officials had worked extensively to reach the current stage of negotiations but insisted that the initiative was driven by Washington's urgency.

"As you have been informed, a memorandum of understanding was signed ...