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Pezeshkian says Iran will match US return to June deal
The Hindu··1 Sept
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in Kyrgyzstan that Tehran would immediately reciprocate if the United States returned to June memorandum commitments. He spoke at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. The MoU aimed to end hostilities that began after US and Israeli attacks. Both sides later accused each other of violations as the Strait of Hormuz stayed closed.
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What It Means For You
- Hormuz closure keeps a key oil shipping lane as a live risk for energy prices.
- Iran links any reopening to lifting the US naval blockade, oil sanctions and frozen assets.
- Fire resumed on August 31 after more than a month of relative calm, The Hindu reported.
What's Happening
- Pezeshkian said diplomacy needs good faith, kept commitments and no use of force.
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Washington must return to what its president signed.
- Livemint said Trump and Pezeshkian signed a 14-point MoU that also set a 60-day negotiation window.
What The Islamabad MoU Covered
- The deal followed months of fighting that included the killing of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, per The Hindu.
- Tehran still treats the waterway closure as leverage over US blockade and sanctions demands.
- Pezeshkian blamed US pressure and weak enforcement for derailing diplomacy.
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