Iran Abandons US Peace Deal After Military Strikes

The Government of Iran has formally abandoned the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States, citing a series of US military violations and bad faith. The decision follows US strikes on Qeshm, Kish, and Hengam Islands in southern Iran, which killed at least 35 people and injured over 300. US President Donald Trump has since declared that the ceasefire regime is no longer in effect, while claiming operations are necessary to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf characterized the relationship with Washington as an existential war aimed at toppling the Iranian regime. While Ghalibaf argued that diplomacy and military readiness should run in parallel, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei announced that Tehran currently has no plans for further negotiations and is focused on defense. Iran alleges the US committed 42 significant breaches of the June 17 agreement, including the re-imposition of oil sanctions.

In response to the escalation, Iran has launched retaliatory strikes on US bases in the region. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern over the hostilities, urging both parties to return to diplomacy to avoid catastrophic consequences for the global economy and to restore navigational freedoms in the Strait of Hormuz. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also stated that the renewed US aggression violates the terms of the MoU.