Iran has signalled through Pakistan’s Army Chief that US trust hinges on Washington meeting Tehran’s seven conditions, citing violations of the Islamabad MoU and repeated threats.
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Iran has signalled to the United States, through Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir, that trust cannot be restored unless Washington meets Tehran’s seven conditions. Munir travelled to Iran and met top Iranian leadership on Tuesday as part of Islamabad’s efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region.
President Masoud Pezeshkian met Munir, who was accompanied by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, in Tehran, according to Iran’s state-run Press TV. Munir also met Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the chief negotiator during the April talks with the US mediated by Pakistan.
Ghalibaf told Munir that US violations of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and repeated threats have further eroded Iran’s trust. Ghalibaf stressed that Washington must meet Iran’s seven conditions and that threats will not change Tehran’s strategic decisions, the channel reported.
He added that the US cannot gain Iran’s trust unless it implements the seven conditions Tehran presented in New York. Earlier, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said if Washington accepts Tehran’s conditions, the strait could reopen within six days, with talks resuming on the seventh day. Iran’s conditions include, among other demands, the lifting of the US blockade on its ports, the lifting of US sanctions on its oil exports, as well as ending hostilities on all regional fronts.
The US and Iran signed the Islamabad MoU in June to restore peace in West Asia, advance negotiations on regional security and other contentious issues. The deal ended the conflict that began on February 28 and continued till April 8, when the ceasefire was agreed, before falling apart.
