Iran ready to resume June ceasefire deal with US if Washington does the same
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country would immediately revive the June ceasefire deal with the US if Washington honours its own commitments, following the first exchange of fire between the two in a month.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that his country is prepared to return to the ceasefire agreement reached with the United States in June, provided Washington also resumes its side of the deal. Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan, Pezeshkian said that if the US returns to its commitments under the memorandum of understanding, Iran will reciprocate immediately, according to Iranian state media.
The June framework had established an immediate ceasefire and a 60-day window for negotiations toward a broader peace agreement. Under its terms, Tehran agreed to clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz and allow shipping to pass freely, while Washington committed to lifting its naval blockade, easing sanctions, granting waivers for Iranian oil exports, and beginning work on a reconstruction package for Iran. The deal collapsed shortly after being reached, and although fighting had largely paused since, the two countries exchanged fire again over the weekend.
Domestic pressure and competing demands
While Pezeshkian has consistently favoured a negotiated resolution, the country's most powerful military force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, remains influential and is pushing for tougher concessions from Washington, including Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz and financial compensation for the war — demands unlikely to be accepted by the US.
On Monday, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi echoed the call, saying the US must honour its commitments under the framework deal before the situation can be resolved. He made the comments to Iranian state television on the sidelines of the Bishkek summit, where he is part of the delegation led by Pezeshkian.
In his summit address, Pezeshkian also stressed that Tehran is not seeking war and asserted that Iran has a strong track record of upholding its international commitments and agreements. His remarks come as hostilities between Iran and the US have flared again since early Monday, when US forces struck two Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island, near the Strait of Hormuz. Following that strike, Iran's president reiterated that while his country does not want war, it will not stay silent in the face of aggression and will respond firmly to any attackers.
