ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday accused the United States of making contradictory statements regarding the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on ending the war, stating that Washington has “never demonstrated honesty” in its conduct toward Tehran.
“The contradictory statements made by US officials regarding the MoU on ending the imposed war will not help alleviate the accumulated mistrust of Iranians; rather, they merely serve as a reminder of past broken promises,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei posted on X late Wednesday.
The memorandum, signed on Thursday, follows months of diplomatic negotiations between Washington and Tehran after a six-week war involving the US, Israel, and Iran, beginning in late February. Talks focused on Iran’s nuclear program and regional security issues, including maritime stability in the Strait of Hormuz.
“The US administration must bear in mind that the principle of 'commitment for commitment' necessitates the fulfillment of mutual obligations and the avoidance of interpretations that completely contradict the explicit text of the Memorandum of Understanding,” Baghaei noted.
Earlier in the day, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that “if they [Iran] make commitments at the negotiation, they need to keep them. If they don’t keep them, the President has multiple options at his disposal, that includes sanctions, it includes other things.”
US president Donald Trump posted on the Truth Social Platform on Wednesday, “we will be releasing some of their money, that is totally controlled by us, to our Farmers and Ranchers,” adding that the money would be used to purchase corn, wheat, soybeans, and more, stating that “food is desperately needed in Iran, and we will be purchasing it for them exclusively from the United States.”
The 14-point framework document has officially been named “The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
The United States and Iran have agreed to an interim ceasefire across all fronts, including Lebanon, launching a 60-day window to negotiate a binding, comprehensive deal. Under the draft accord, Iran will freeze its nuclear program, reaffirm its pledge not to develop atomic weapons, and begin “downblending” its enriched uranium stockpile on-site.
In exchange, the US will withhold new economic sanctions and halt additional military deployments to the Middle East as the two nations immediately open talks to establish a permanent framework for Tehran's future nuclear capabilities.
