Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said Tuesday that Tehran will not hold further negotiations with the United States until Washington fulfills its commitments under the memorandum of understanding, including ending the war in Lebanon and safeguarding Lebanon's sovereignty, according to a report by Amichai Stein (i24NEWS).
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf stated on Tuesday evening that Tehran will not resume negotiations with the United States until Washington demonstrates compliance with the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the two countries. According to a report from Amichai Stein (i24NEWS), Ghalibaf specifically demanded that the US fulfill commitments related to the Hormuz Strait, Lebanon, the unfreezing of Iranian funds, and the removal of sanctions on Iranian oil sales, before talks can continue.
Ghalibaf asserted that the MoU includes an American commitment to act toward ending the war in Lebanon and ensuring its sovereignty. The statement echoes a sustained campaign from Iran's political leadership over recent weeks, in which senior officials including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi have conditioned a final agreement on US enforcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon. As The Zioneer has reported, this line has been repeated by the Iranian Foreign Ministry and Ghalibaf himself since early June, with the speaker previously warning that without a ceasefire, the agreement would be void.
The demand comes a day after the Foreign Ministry warned on Sunday that a final deal could not begin until five defined articles of the MoU — particularly the Lebanon clause — are fulfilled. Ghalibaf's latest remarks raise the pressure on Washington as the window for implementing the MoU appears to narrow, though no specific deadline or US response has been reported.
No independent confirmation of the statement has yet been published beyond the single i24NEWS report. It remains unclear whether the speaker's rhetoric signals an imminent halt to diplomatic contacts or is part of internal Iranian political positioning ahead of an expected final agreement.
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