Iranian state agency Tasnim and IRGC-linked channels reported Wednesday that Iran has cancelled the memorandum of understanding signed with the United States in Islamabad. An advisor to the Supreme Leader, Ali Akbar Velayati, warned the move 'pushes the region once again toward fire.'
At 17:17 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Iran's Tasnim agency had declared the Islamabad MOU dead. Minutes later, multiple IRGC-linked channels and Tasnim itself confirmed that Iran has formally cancelled the agreement. Now, a senior advisor to the Supreme Leader, Ali Akbar Velayati, has escalated the rhetoric, warning that the move 'pushes the region once again toward fire.'
The cancellation follows a sequence of reports and statements. Earlier in the afternoon (14:36 Jerusalem), the IRGC-affiliated Fars news agency had called on Iran to officially end the MOU. The desk's own reporting at 17:17 Jerusalem captured the first official declaration of the MOU's death by Tasnim, which was then corroborated by multiple channels. The thread also includes earlier statements from President Trump, who had declared the MOU 'over' and 'born dead,' and the IRGC's threat to halt negotiations.
The backdrop includes the IRGC's raising of alert levels and threats of an 'unprecedented' response to any US attack, as The Zioneer reported on June 9. On June 18, state broadcaster IRIB reported that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was reconsidering the deal. The IRGC-linked media had also called for nuclear development. Velayati's warning signals that the hardline camp is framing the cancellation as a step toward confrontation.
It remains unclear whether the cancellation is a final decision by the full leadership or a factional escalation. The US has not issued a formal response, and the status of any remaining channels of communication is unverified.
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