Iran has said that the United States is paying the price for its refusal to keep its word in war negotiations. Tehran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Ghalibaf, has said that Tehran will not allow the US to violate the terms of the memorandum of understanding (MoU).
In a post on X on Sunday, Ghalibaf, who is also the speaker of the Iranian parliament, warned the US that “the era of one-sided deals is OVER.”
“We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking,” he wrote.
The post also included a screenshot of one of the points of the MoU, stating that it’s up to Tehran “to make arrangements using its best efforts for the safe passage of commercial vessels” through the Strait of Hormuz.
On Saturday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed to all shipping until the US ends its “illegal interventions” in the region. The move follows the third wave of American strikes against Iran this week.
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Initially, the US had signed the MoU with Iran as a way to attempt to end the war. However, it was taken as a surrender agreement by most media outlets, and the US was blasted for achieving nothing during the war. Perhaps these renewed tensions could be the result of the US’s attempt to “save face” in the global arena.
Iran has been retaliating for the US strikes by hitting the American military facilities in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman with drones and missiles, according to the IRGC. Among other things, a command center and hangars housing US MQ-9 Reaper drones at Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan and a refueling facility for US aircraft carriers at the port of Duqm in Oman were struck, it said.
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“The enemy should know that the continuation of its aggression will bring even more crushing responses. Bring it on, and we will fight back,” the IRGC warned.