Iranian parliament speaker Mohamed Bager Qalibaf made clear yesterday that Iran will not capitulate. “Let me state clearly: Until the commitments made by the United States in the memorandum of understanding, including the lifting of the blockade, the release of frozen assets, the lifting of oil sanctions, the end of threats and military operations on all fronts, and other conditions to which America agreed in the memorandum, are implemented, the strait will not be opened,” he told a parliamentary session, reported Middle East Eye.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, for his part, accused Israel of working to derail negotiations and prolong the conflict. “The Zionist regime was and remains the biggest opponent and obstacle to the implementation of the memorandum of understanding. They made every effort to prevent such an agreement from being reached, every effort to make this agreement fail, and every effort to prevent it from being implemented,” he said in comments carried by IRNA news agency.
