Iran President Backs 60-Day US Memorandum as Best Exit From 6-Month Stalemate
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Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 23
Iran President Backs 60-Day US Memorandum as Best Exit From 6-Month Stalemate
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 23
Summary
Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran’s memorandum with the United States remains the best route out of a “neither war nor peace” impasse, insisting no clause amounts to capitulation.
The 60-day framework signed by Donald Trump in June expired last week without a breakthrough, with Iran and the U.S. still split over reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Pezeshkian tied the deal to Iran’s worsening economy, saying sanctions and a naval blockade have scared off investment nearly six months into the war with the U.S. and Israel.
Mohsen Rezaei, the new security council chief, struck a harder line, warning neighbors Iran would retaliate and could target alternative Gulf oil-shipping routes if they join new U.S. sanctions.
Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir is due in Tehran on Monday, with Iranian media and regional officials casting the visit as part of Islamabad’s effort to de-escalate U.S.-Iran tensions.