Key facts
- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazeem Gharibabadi stated the country has no commitments to the Islamabad memorandum of understanding with the US.
- Gharibabadi accused the US of violating and dismantling the MoU, citing the failure to implement one clause as sufficient to collapse the entire agreement.
- The US and Iran have traded strikes following a preliminary agreement reached on June 15 to end a protracted war.
- The US military struck missile and drone storage locations and radar sites along Iran's southern coastline.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated it responded with attacks against US military installations in the region.
- A Singapore-flagged commercial vessel was struck by an unknown projectile off Oman's coast.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazeem Gharibabadi declared on Tuesday that the country considers itself to have no commitments regarding the Islamabad memorandum of understanding with the United States. Gharibabadi stated that America not only violated the MoU but also dismantled it, asserting that the failure to implement one clause was enough to collapse the entire agreement.
This statement follows a series of retaliatory strikes between the US and Iran, escalating tensions that had been temporarily eased by a preliminary agreement reached on June 15. The conflict centers on control of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy chokepoint that Iran had previously blocked. The US Central Command reported striking missile and drone storage locations and radar sites along Iran's southern coastline in response to an attack on a commercial vessel.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed retaliatory attacks against US military installations, warning of more extensive responses if aggression continues. The situation has been further complicated by differing interpretations of the MoU's terms. Iran views it as a binding treaty, while the US has suggested that the specific wording is less important than the overall intent. Disagreements also persist over the ceasefire in Lebanon, with Iran asserting that Israel's actions violate the MoU's provisions.