TEHRAN — Iran said on Saturday it has suspended its commitments under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding, accusing the United States of violating the agreement as military hostilities between the two countries continue.
Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Washington had failed to uphold its obligations under the Pakistan-brokered memorandum.
“The US has violated and suspended all its commitments within the framework of the Islamabad MoU,” Gharibabadi said in remarks carried by Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency.
“We have also suspended our commitments, we are not implementing them, and we are busy defending the country,” he added.
The Islamabad memorandum, brokered by Pakistan and signed in June, was intended to halt the fighting between the United States and Iran and lay the groundwork for a broader and lasting peace agreement.
The announcement comes as the two countries continue exchanging military strikes across the region, raising concerns that the agreement has effectively collapsed and that prospects for renewed diplomacy have diminished.
Source: Saudi Gazette