Iranian official: Ceasefire with US never began
A senior Iranian official told Reuters that the ceasefire with the US never began, and that the US violated the agreement 48 hours after it was reached. According to him, no progress has been made in the talks, and discussions focus on returning to the memorandum of understanding, not extending the ceasefire. Trump threatened Tehran and demanded compensation, while the memorandum includes a US commitment to a $300 billion reconstruction plan.
A senior Iranian official said on Wednesday afternoon to Reuters that his country is unlikely to extend the ceasefire agreement with the United States, which ended the war that Washington launched alongside Israel. According to him, "From our point of view, there is no ceasefire to extend because it never started. The US violated the agreement 48 hours after we reached it, and withdrew from it a few days later." The official added that one of the issues under discussion is the US return to the memorandum of understanding, but stressed that "no progress has been made" and that the talks are not focused on extending the ceasefire. President Trump again threatened Tehran about two days ago, writing on the social network Truth Social that Iran requested compensation for the damage it suffered during the war, and that he demands compensation for all the people Iran killed, including hundreds of thousands of protesters. He noted that the war began to prevent Iran from having nuclear weapons, and that Tehran's compensation demand "was never mentioned in the negotiations." He later wrote that Iran should also be responsible for the damage caused to the people of Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Gaza. Trump's remarks came despite the fact that in the memorandum of understanding signed between the parties, Article 6 spoke of a mechanism to finance Iran's reconstruction, with a US commitment to a program of at least $300 billion. Earlier, Mohammad Baqer Zol-Qadr, former secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, published a list of Iranian conditions for an agreement, including ending the war and aggression against Iran and its allies, lifting sanctions, and releasing frozen assets.