More than 2,000 lecturers across Iran's universities and religious seminaries signed a statement calling on the negotiation team to halt all new talks with the United States until Washington fully implements its commitments under the memorandum of understanding. The signatories criticized the team for allegedly misreading the 'new balance of power' and violating the Supreme Leader's explicit directives, warning that any deviation would face 'popular resistance.'
The reported petition marks the latest public expression of internal Iranian opposition to the ongoing US-Iran negotiations, which have seen increasing hardline pushback in recent weeks. The signatories — over 2,000 lecturers from universities and seminaries — explicitly demand a halt to any new talks with Washington until the United States fully implements its commitments under the signed memorandum of understanding. They accuse the negotiation team of misjudging Iran's leverage and of deviating from the Supreme Leader's guidelines, and warn that any further deviation will be met with 'popular resistance.' The statement also calls on Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf to avoid any further meetings or negotiations. This follows similar prior opposition from other elite and security circles: in late June, more than 60 members of the Assembly of Experts and the IRGC each issued rare public statements criticizing the deal and threatening to halt negotiations. As The Zioneer reported on June 29, those statements also cited alleged US violations. The new petition broadens the base of dissent to the academic and seminary establishment, signaling that opposition to the MoU is no longer confined to security and clergy elites.
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