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Iran's Pezeshkian says Tehran will reciprocate if US honors interim deal commitments

Pezeshkian said Tehran would immediately reciprocate if Washington restores its commitments under the June interim deal, which collapsed over implementation disputes.

  • On Tuesday, President Masoud Pezeshkian stated at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Bishkek that Tehran would "immediately" reciprocate if the United States returned to the June interim deal aimed at ending hostilities.
  • The June interim agreement sought to de-escalate hostilities that began on February 28 following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, though the pact later collapsed amid mutual accusations of violations.
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday the United States must "return to its commitments and to what their president signed," while Iran maintains its closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
  • Pezeshkian engaged in sideline diplomacy with Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi at the summit, emphasizing that dialogue and cooperation remain the best path to resolve existing problems.
  • Amid these diplomatic efforts, Pezeshkian has described communicating with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei as "very difficult," with the leader absent from public view since succeeding his father in March.
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Iran is ready to resume its "immediate commitments made in the June agreement to end the Middle East war, if the United States will, in turn, respect its obligations, announced President Masoud Pezeshkian. The statement comes at a time when tensions between Tehran and Washington have resurfaced after a month of relative calm.

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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