Iran said on Saturday that it had honoured its commitments under its memorandum of understanding with the United States, accusing Washington of violating the agreement as President Donald Trump threatened to “completely decimate” the Islamic Republic if it attempted to assassinate him.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran had “kept its word”, unlike the US, which he accused of breaching the MoU by imposing fresh sanctions. “There can only be mutual compliance,” he said.
The remarks came after Trump claimed on Truth Social that Iran had asked to continue talks but that Washington considered the ceasefire “over”. Tehran denied seeking negotiations with the US, although Iranian media reported that a Qatari delegation had visited Tehran as part of mediation efforts.
The sharp exchange followed renewed military tensions that have strained the fragile agreement reached after months of conflict.
In a post on the Truth Social platform, Trump wrote that “1,000 missiles are locked and loaded” and aimed at Iran, with “thousands more” ready to follow if the Iranian government acted on threats made “in many corners of the globe” to assassinate him.
“Orders have already been given, and the US Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran,” Trump said.
Meanwhile, Axios and Politico reported that Washington had given Tehran until Saturday to halt attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and acknowledge that the strategic waterway is open.
The US Treasury this week revoked a temporary sanctions waiver that had allowed Iran to produce and export oil through 21 August.
Araghchi was due to travel to Oman on Saturday for talks on Hormuz, according to Iran’s IRNA news agency.
