Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that his government is prepared to return to talks and resume honoring its commitments under the June 17 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which Iran violated by attacking commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
\n\nPezeshkian larded his comments at the Shanghai Co-Operation Organization (SCO) in Kyrgyzstan with Iran’s usual rhetoric about the U.S. being the party that violated the MOU, triggering an “appropriate response from Iran.”
\n\n“But I state explicitly that if the U.S. returns to its commitments under the aforementioned memorandum of understanding, the Islamic Republic of Iran will immediately take reciprocal action,” he added.
\n\nPezeshkian complained to the SCO that American and Israeli actions against Iran were violations of international law, without addressing Iran’s deliberate and deadly attacks on civilian ships and ground targets. He urged the SCO to form its own bank, launch its own security initiatives, and assemble an energy consortium, all of which would be very helpful for Iran as it struggles to survive under heavy U.S. sanctions.
\n\nRegime spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani echoed Pezeshkian’s comments in a press conference on Tuesday, saying Iran was prepared to make “reciprocal” gestures if the U.S. returns to diplomacy — and warning…
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