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Tehran denies ceasefire extension, demands US return to interim deal
Iran and the United States made a special deal in June to stop fighting, but it did not last long.
The American president said the deal was over in July.
Iran says the United States broke the deal first, just two days after it was signed.
A reporter recently asked Iran about making the deal longer, and Iran said there are no talks about that.
Iran says the United States must come back to the deal and promise to follow it.
Some other news reports said the two countries agreed to make the deal longer, but Iran says those reports are not true.
Iran has also closed an important water route for ships called the Strait of Hormuz, where lots of oil travels.
Iran says it will open the route again only if the United States changes how it acts.
Pakistan and Qatar are helping pass messages between the two countries.
The deal was supposed to lead to a bigger agreement about Iran's nuclear program and other issues.
A senior Iranian source told Reuters there have been no talks on extending the 60-day ceasefire under the interim US-Iran deal.
Iran says Washington must return to the interim agreement signed in June and define a timeframe to implement its commitments, with 'absolutely no progress' so far.
Tehran accuses the US of violating the pact 48 hours after it was reached; Trump declared it 'over' on July 7 and Iran's foreign ministry declared it 'suspended' about a week later.
Turkey's Anadolu news agency, citing Pakistani government sources, had reported the ceasefire would be extended, contradicting Iran's account.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Tehran will not start talks while Washington breaches the deal, with messages exchanged via Pakistan and Qatar.
- Who
- A senior Iranian source, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, US President Donald Trump, and intermediaries Pakistan and Qatar
- What
- Iran says there are no ceasefire extension talks and demands the US return to the June interim deal and define a timeframe for its commitments
- Where
- Iran, the United States and the Strait of Hormuz; the report was filed from Dubai
- When
- Reported Wednesday, August 12; the interim deal was signed in June, Trump declared it 'over' on July 7, and Iran's foreign ministry declared it 'suspended' about a week later
- Why
- Tehran says Washington violated the interim agreement 48 hours after it was reached and withdrew days later, with disputes persisting over the Strait of Hormuz and the unfreezing of Iranian funds overseas
Iran's position
US stance and Pakistani-sourced reports
Who is responsible for the broken deal
Iran's position
Iran says the US violated the interim agreement 48 hours after it was reached and withdrew from it a few days later; Washington must return to the pact and set a timeframe.
US stance and Pakistani-sourced reports
US President Donald Trump declared the pact 'over' on July 7 and the interim deal quickly unravelled; the article does not include a US response to Iran's accusations.
Whether the ceasefire is being extended
Iran's position
A senior Iranian source says there is no talk of an extension because, from Iran's perspective, no period began, and there has been 'absolutely no progress' on the US returning to the interim agreement.
US stance and Pakistani-sourced reports
Turkey's Anadolu news agency, citing Pakistani government sources, reported that Tehran and Washington had agreed to extend the 60-day ceasefire under their Memorandum of Understanding.
Conditions for peace and the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's position
Iran says the vital shipping route will remain closed until the US changes its behaviour and accepts Iran's conditions, including unfreezing Iranian funds overseas.
US stance and Pakistani-sourced reports
A ceasefire in Lebanon, free navigation in the Gulf and waivers for Iran to sell oil were viewed as necessary before entering further negotiations, while Iran's closure of the strait blocks about a fifth of the world's oil and LNG shipments.
Key facts
- Interim deal signed
- June, between Iran and the US, declaring an 'immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts'
- Deal's declared status
- Trump declared the pact 'over' on July 7; Iran's foreign ministry declared it 'suspended' about a week later
- Ceasefire period
- 60 days, extendable
- War began
- February 28, with US-Israeli strikes on Iran
- Strait of Hormuz share
- About a fifth of the world's oil and LNG shipments
- Iranian Foreign Minister
- Abbas Araqchi
- Intermediaries
- Pakistan and Qatar
- Pre-negotiation requirements cited
- Ceasefire in Lebanon, free navigation in the Gulf, oil sale waivers
Quotes
Senior Iranian source
Unnamed Iranian official who provided information to Reuters
“There is no talk of an extension because, from Iran's perspective, there is no period that began and therefore nothing to extend. The United States violated the interim agreement 48 hours after it was reached and withdrew from it a few days later.”
NDTV
theprint.in
“One of the issues that is being discussed via mediators is the U.S. returning to the interim agreement and defining a timeframe for implementing its commitments. There has been absolutely no progress on this issue.”
theprint.in
Sources
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