BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 20. Iran has not backed
away from any of the 14 provisions of the Islamabad agreement
memorandum signed between Iran and the United States, Iranian
President Masoud Pezeshkian said.
Pezeshkian made the remarks during a meeting of the Supreme
Council of the Judiciary in Tehran on July 20.
"Iran has not withdrawn from any of the provisions of this
memorandum, nor from its national interests, principles, and
values," he said.
According to the Iranian president, Tehran has not provided the
other side with any opportunity that would contradict the country's
interests.
"Upon carefully reviewing the details of this memorandum, it
becomes clear that some of the achievements secured under the
document are in Iran's favor," Pezeshkian said.
He added that, in practice, the memorandum does not contain any
provision that would unilaterally benefit the U.S. side.
"Iran continues on its path of defending national interests and
leaves no room for doubt in this regard. At the same time, it is
necessary to look at realities and accept the natural negative
consequences of the
The latest escalation in US-Iran relations began on July 8. On
that day, U.S. armed forces carried out several waves of strikes
against Iranian territory, reportedly in response to an attack on a
commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first such
action after a memorandum was signed between Washington and Tehran.
On the same day, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the
suspension of the ceasefire regime with Iran. In response, Tehran
began strikes against U.S. facilities located in Bahrain, Jordan,
Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman.
On July 20, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had
successfully completed its ninth consecutive night of strikes
against Iran.
