A senior Iranian official told the semi-official Tasnim news agency that President Trump has informed them the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding is terminated, and that Tehran is prepared for war. The statement follows Tasnim's earlier report claiming Trump formally declared the MOU dead, and Trump's own comments earlier today indicating the agreement was no longer viable.
Minutes after Tasnim reported at 17:11 Jerusalem that President Trump had formally declared the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding dead, a senior Iranian official confirmed to the same agency that Trump informed Tehran the agreement is terminated, and stated that Iran is ready for war. The official's statement, published at 17:13 Jerusalem, is the first direct Iranian acknowledgment of the deal's collapse and a threat of military escalation.
Earlier on Wednesday, at 11:18 Jerusalem, President Trump made a series of statements declaring the MOU over, calling it a "waste of time" and labeling Iranian officials "liars" and "sick people." He later threatened to use a nuclear weapon if Iran possessed one and stated the U.S. "wasted time" negotiating. Simultaneously, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported the MOU had collapsed. Later, at 17:11 Jerusalem, Tasnim reported that Trump had formally declared the MOU dead, attributing to him the phrase "born dead" due to U.S. non-compliance.
The Zioneer has previously reported on the deteriorating U.S.-Iran relationship. On June 13, Axios reported that Trump told Prime Minister Netanyahu "it's time to end this war" with Iran. On June 28, Trump warned that the U.S. may be forced to "militarily complete the job" against Iran. The memorandum, reportedly negotiated in Islamabad, has been under strain in recent days.
The statement from the senior Iranian official has not been independently verified by The Zioneer. It remains unclear whether the official is authorized to speak on behalf of the regime or represents a broader consensus within Iranian leadership. The threat of war may reflect internal hardline factions rather than a unified position.
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