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Iran President Offers US an Olive Branch Before Meeting Putin

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  • President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would immediately reciprocate if the United States returned to commitments under a June memorandum aimed at ending hostilities.
  • The memorandum included reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has kept closed while fighting with the United States resumed after more than a month of relative calm.
  • Pezeshkian was preparing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan, where China-Russia ties were also a major theme.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has offered to revive a collapsed June agreement with the United States, saying Tehran would respond immediately if Washington returned to its commitments.

I state explicitly that if the United States returns to its commitments under the aforementioned Memorandum of Understanding, the Islamic Republic of Iran will immediately take reciprocal action.

— Masoud PezeshkianThe Iranian president offered reciprocal steps if Washington revived its commitments under the June agreement.

“I state explicitly that if the United States returns to its commitments under the aforementioned Memorandum of Understanding, the Islamic Republic of Iran will immediately take reciprocal action,” Pezeshkian said, according to the Iranian presidency’s website. He made the statement before a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan.

The memorandum sought to end hostilities that began in late February, when US and Israeli attacks on Iran killed former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. The agreement was intended to prepare the way for final peace talks, but later collapsed as Tehran and Washington accused each other of violating its terms.

return to its commitments and to what their president signed.

— Abbas AraghchiIran’s foreign minister urged the United States to honor the June agreement.

The Strait of Hormuz remained a central dispute. Iran has maintained its closure of the strategic waterway while saying it would reopen it and resume its June commitments if the United States did the same. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made a similar appeal on Monday: “return to its commitments and to what their president signed.” He added, “In that case, everything can be put back on the right track.”

In that case, everything can be put back on the right track.

— Abbas AraghchiAraghchi described the possible result of a US return to the agreement.

The appeal came as Iran and the United States resumed exchanging fire on Monday after more than a month of relative calm. Pezeshkian’s meeting with Putin was scheduled during an SCO summit attended by leaders including China’s Xi Jinping, Turkey, India and Pakistan. The summit has gained weight under Moscow and Beijing’s leadership, while Russia has deepened military and economic ties with Iran and grown more dependent on China since its invasion of Ukraine. US President Donald Trump has warned Moscow and Beijing against arming Iran.

more solid

— Xi JinpingChina’s president described the state of Russia-China ties at the SCO summit.
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