Key facts
- Iran will reciprocate if the US returns to commitments under a June memorandum of understanding.
- Pezeshkian accused the US and Israel of violating international law.
- The US and Iran exchanged fire for the first time in a month.
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian blamed the United States for the failure of an interim deal, urging a new attempt to conclude it. He stated that Iran would reciprocate if the US returned to its commitments under a June memorandum of understanding. Pezeshkian accused Washington and Israel of violating international law. The US and Iran exchanged fire for the first time in a month, raising the risk of renewed tensions in the Middle East. The US struck Larak Island and Iran launched attacks on two US air bases in Jordan. US President Donald Trump stated there would be a response to the Iranian attacks. Pezeshkian said war was in no one's interest and that Tehran was open to a negotiated solution. Iran had previously stated it would allow free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz only if Washington implemented the terms of the agreement. The interim deal signed in June between Tehran and Washington quickly unraveled amid disagreements over its implementation.