Iran Moves to End State of Neither War Nor Peace

President Masoud Pezeshkian announced that the Iranian government is implementing a directive from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to end the country's state of "neither war nor peace." The decree seeks to fulfill the conditions necessary to end conflicts involving the United States and Israel while securing the interests of the Resistance Front.

During a cabinet meeting on October 28, Pezeshkian ordered government agencies to increase productivity and national resilience to withstand sanctions and external threats. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reported that the government is conducting diplomatic consultations with delegations from Qatar and Pakistan to support this strategic shift.

These developments follow a period of instability that began with U.S. and Israeli actions on February 28 and subsequent Iranian retaliations. Although Pezeshkian and U.S. President Donald Trump signed a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding in June via Pakistani mediation to halt military operations, Iran alleges that Washington violated the agreement through military strikes and the revocation of oil sale licenses.

In a recent attempt to revive negotiations, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, acting under the direction of President Trump, sent a letter to Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. This outreach aims to establish a new framework for negotiations as the United States prepares for midterm elections on November 3 and Israel faces internal government uncertainty.