Iran says 'kept its word' on US ceasefire
'Iran has so far kept its word, unlike the so-called US Treasury Secretary who is violating Para 9 of the MoU,' says Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday (11 July) that Tehran had "kept its word" on a ceasefire with the United States, after Donald Trump insisted the truce was over but that he had agreed to further negotiations with the Islamic republic.
"Iran has so far kept its word, unlike the so-called US Treasury Secretary who is violating Para 9 of the MoU," Araghchi posted on X, referring to part of the memorandum of understanding about the United States not deploying additional forces in the region, reports BSS via AFP.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States and Iran had agreed to continue talks despite a recent escalation of hostilities, but he flatly declared that the ceasefire reached between the two sides last month was over, reports Reuters.
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The United States also stepped up demands that Iran stop attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, where recent hostilities have pushed oil prices higher, a politically sensitive issue for Trump ahead of November congressional elections.
Trump's comments came on a day of relative calm at the end of a week of renewed conflict, when three Qatari and Saudi commercial tankers came under fire, prompting the US to hit Iranian sites, and Iran to respond with strikes on US military sites in Gulf states.
No fresh attacks were reported on Friday as regional mediators sought to salvage diplomatic efforts to permanently end a war that began on 28 February with US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue 'talks.' We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!" Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
