Tangent
Aside from the Iranian president, the SCO Summit was attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among others, in an event viewed as an effort to build a counterweight to U.S. global influence. At the summit, Xi said the SCO should “foster an environment of universal security.” A day earlier, Modi met with Pezeshkian and directly addressed the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, calling for “lasting peace” and resumption of “freedom of navigation and commerce.”
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What Have Other Iranian Officials Said?
Pezeshkian’s comments partly echoed remarks made by Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi a day earlier. According to Iranian state media, Araghchi said the U.S. must “return to its commitments and adhere to the memorandum’s terms; only then this situation will be resolved.” The foreign minister, however, insisted that Iran will “stand firm in upholding its rights” against “aggressive US attacks.” It’s unclear if Iran’s powerful paramilitary, the IRGC, would be willing to agree to the reinstatement of the interim deal.
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What Has Trump Said?
In a Truth Social post on Monday morning, President Donald Trump declared Iran a “Failed Nation” that is “DEAD.” The president claimed that their leadership was in “total disarray” and the country was not able to pay its soldiers or police officials. The president told Fox News in an interview that the ongoing U.S. blockade of Iran has been “unbelievable” and added that Iran is being hit very hard financially. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration has told negotiators that it has no interest in returning to the terms of the memorandum of understanding agreed to in June.
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