Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei confirmed that Tehran still considers ending the war in Lebanon and ensuring its sovereignty one of its priorities, stressing that Iran felt a responsibility to do everything in its power to achieve this goal, and insisted on including it in the memorandum of understanding.
Baghaei said that his country did not know that the commitment to Lebanon “would fall under the influence of another path or would be practically ignored through another process,” stressing that this file is still of great importance to Tehran.
Regarding America, Baghaei accused the United States of violating its pledges, considering that the process of agreements between the two countries has become “in a state of suspension” due to what he described as the continued American attacks on Iran. He added: “We will remain committed to our pledges as long as the United States fulfills its obligations, but it cannot be expected to fulfill obligations unilaterally.”
He pointed out that Iran “was never the first to break any commitment,” considering that Washington violated the agreement from the first days, which made Tehran unable to continue implementing its commitments.
Regarding the military file, Baghaei said that the United States used parts of the Strait of Hormuz, in addition to its military bases in the Gulf states, to carry out attacks against Iran, stressing in return that “there is no point in the memorandum of understanding that allows the United States to establish a parallel or independent path in the Strait of Hormuz.”
He also announced that the Iranian defense forces are in “full readiness,” in parallel with the continuation of the diplomatic track, stressing that his country condemns the attacks that targeted civilian centers and infrastructure in Iran, describing them as “war crimes and an attempt at genocide.”
Baghaei concluded by saying that the Iranian people “do not harbor any hostility towards the American people,” calling on world public opinion not to allow “the institutionalization of arrogance in the international system,” considering that the governance structure in the United States is “dispersed and fragmented,” and that pressure lobbies prevent Washington from fulfilling its international signatures and obligations.
