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Iran's Foreign Ministry has said that US President Donald Trump's recent statements indicating the ceasefire regime with Iran is no longer in effect constitute a direct admission of US non-compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries. The remarks were made in a press release from Iran's foreign policy department, as reported by TASS.
Separately, TASS cited Iran's Fars agency as reporting that Iran has not requested the US to resume negotiations and does not intend to enter into them until Washington changes its position. That report also said the resumption of negotiations in the near future is unlikely.
Coverage comparison
TASS carried two related reports. One, dated July 9, quoted a press release from Iran's Foreign Ministry that pointed to President Trump's statements on the ceasefire regime as evidence that the US has not lived up to the memorandum. The ministry said the step once again underscores "the treachery, baseness, and militarism" of the US ruling elite, as TASS reported.
The second, from July 11, focused on Iran's negotiating stance. According to TASS, the Fars agency said both that Iran did not request the resumption of negotiations and that Iran would not join talks until Washington revises its position. TASS also reported that on July 10, President Trump stated that the US, at its request, had agreed to continue negotiations on resolving the conflict, but that the ceasefire regime had ended.
Key claims
- Iran has not requested the US to resume negotiations and does not intend to enter into them until Washington changes its position, according to a Fars agency report cited by TASS.
- The resumption of negotiations in the near future is unlikely, the Fars-sourced report said.
- Trump stated on July 10 that the US, at Iran's request, had agreed to continue negotiations but that the ceasefire regime had ended.
- In the view of Iran's Foreign Ministry, the statements of the US President show non-compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the countries.
Perspectives
Iran
The Iranian Foreign Ministry regards the statements of President Trump and other US officials addressed to the Iranian people as a direct admission of non-compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding. The ministry said this step underscores "the treachery, baseness, and militarism" of the US ruling elite, as quoted by TASS.
According to a Fars-sourced report cited by TASS, Iran has not asked to resume negotiations and will not do so until the US changes its position. That report characterized the resumption of talks in the near future as unlikely.
US
President Trump stated on July 10 that the US, at Iran's request, had agreed to continue negotiations, but that the ceasefire regime had ended. It is this statement, attributed to Trump and other US officials, that Iran's Foreign Ministry cites as the basis for its non-compliance charge.