Overview
- Iran’s president said at the SCO summit that Tehran will “immediately” take reciprocal steps if the United States restores the commitments signed in the June memorandum of understanding.
- The June MoU was a 14‑point interim deal that opened a 60‑day negotiation period intended to end the conflict but has stalled as both sides continued military actions.
- Iran has kept the Strait of Hormuz closed and says it will reopen the waterway only after the United States meets its obligations under the June agreement.
- Tehran accused the United States and Israel of unlawful strikes that hit a school in Minab and a stadium in Lamerd, citing loss of life as part of its case for insisting the US be held to the deal first.
- Tensions remain high after recent exchanges of fire between US and Iranian forces and there is no public sign that Washington has returned to the June MoU commitments, raising risks to regional security and global oil transit.