{"id":2626630,"date":"2026-07-08T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-state-media-says-mou-with-us-is-dead\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T12:08:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:08:50","slug":"iran-state-media-says-mou-with-us-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-state-media-says-mou-with-us-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran state media says MOU with US is &#8216;dead&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-state-media-says-mou-with-us-is-dead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2626630&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Iranian state media has announced that the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is effectively &#8220;dead&#8221; following recent U.S. strikes on Iran and President Donald trump\u2019s statement that the ceasefire was \u201cover.\u201d tasnim News agency, aligned with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, blamed Trump for the agreement\u2019s collapse and interpreted his remarks as an official end to the MOU. Iranian officials, including senior adviser Ali Akbar Velayati, have responded to Trump\u2019s comments by warning that Iran is prepared to take action, with Velayati stating that Iran\u2019s \u201cfinger on the trigger.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-skips-fact-checking-to-run-with-nurses-unverified-story-about-covid-patients-last-dying-words\/\" title=\"CNN Skips Fact-Checking To Run With Nurse&#039;s Unverified Story About COVID Patients &#039;Last Dying Words&#039;\">article notes<\/a> that the agreement had been questionable from the start due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-announces-california-gubernatorial-run-as-newsom-recall-nears-threshold\/\" title=\"Republican Announces California Gubernatorial Run as Newsom Recall Nears Threshold\">broken promises<\/a> by the U.S., and its recent demise has given Tehran a \u201cclearer mandate\u201d to confront the U.S. and Israel. It also highlights that Iranian hardline outlets are calling for officials to publicly burn the MOU as a response to Trump\u2019s declaration. <\/p>\n<p>This growth follows Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombing-resumes-near-ukrainian-nuclear-plant-that-caught-fire-earlier-this-year\/\" title=\"Bombing Resumes Near Ukrainian Nuclear Plant That Caught Fire Earlier This Year\">recent military actions<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-nhs-to-change-transgender-policies-in-the-name-of-womens-rights\/\" title=\"UK NHS to revise transgender policies for women&#039;s rights.\">including strikes<\/a> in the Strait of Hormuz, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >reflects ongoing tensions<\/a> where Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard appears to be positioning itself to perhaps renew hostilities, possibly to negotiate better terms in future talks. The escalation comes amid broader regional and geopolitical conflicts, with the situation now further strained by Trump\u2019s declaration that the ceasefire is over.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iranian<\/a> state media said it was \u201cburning\u201d the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, after U.S. strikes on the country and President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> declaration that the ceasefire was \u201cover.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tasnim News Agency, an outlet that effectively functions as a mouthpiece for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, declared on Wednesday that the MOU was \u201cdead,\u201d blaming the \u201cterrorist\u201d Trump for its unraveling and interpreting his Wednesday remarks that he views the MOU as \u201cover\u201d as an announcement of its end.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4640168\/shipping-through-strait-of-hormuz-dangerous-iran-ceasefire-jeopardy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Shipping through Strait of Hormuz declared dangerous with Iran ceasefire in jeopardy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4640075\/oil-prices-spike-trump-declared-ceasefire-iran-over\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Oil prices spike after Trump declared ceasefire with Iran \u2018over\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4639694\/watch-live-trump-press-conference-nato-summit\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Trump meets with world leaders and holds a press conference on final day of NATO summit<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlthough Iranian negotiators pursued with sincerity, emphasizing the continuation of the struggle and acknowledging that dishonesty is inherent in the United States, was from the beginning clear that no agreement would be implemented by the Americans, especially if Iran insists on its rights,\u201d the outlet said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDespite the efforts of officials, this agreement was essentially dead from the start, due to the Americans\u2019 broken promises, and last night, only the announcement of its death occurred,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the agreement dead, Tasnim said, Tehran now had a \u201cclearer mandate\u201d to take on the U.S. and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israel<\/a>, \u201cand their proxies in the region and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cContinuing an agreement that Trump himself has officially declared dead is illogical and unreasonable; Iranian officials must give a clear response to Trump by burning the agreement that the enemy has officially declared dead,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remarks are the first message from a prominent Iranian institution or news agency addressing Trump\u2019s comments at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. Major Iranian figures, including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, hadn\u2019t publicly addressed Trump\u2019s comments and the status of the MOU as of Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Iran\u2019s supreme leader, addressed Trump\u2019s comments on Wednesday, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Drvelayati_ir\/status\/2074844526548496543?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Drvelayati_ir\/status\/2074844526548496543?s=20\">saying<\/a>, \u201cThe responsibility for the new provocations and the verbal admission of the cancellation of the #Memorandum\u2014by the Epstein-like, notorious, and bandit-like policy that had been repeatedly violated in practice\u2014once again drives the region toward fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran, he said, has its \u201cfinger on the trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4640075\/oil-prices-spike-trump-declared-ceasefire-iran-over\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4640075\">OIL PRICES SPIKE AFTER TRUMP DECLARED CEASEFIRE WITH IRAN \u2018OVER\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tasnim\u2019s post directly called for action from Iranian officials, notably closing with a call that they \u201cmust\u201d burn the MOU in response to Trump\u2019s comments. Given Tasnim\u2019s status as a de facto mouthpiece for hardliners in the Guard, the post can also be interpreted as public pressuring from elements of the Guard for Tehran to tear up the MOU and go back to open war with the U.S. and Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Guard is in control of Iran\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drones\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"920\">drone<\/a> forces, which started the latest round of strikes after hitting three ships transiting the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> on Tuesday. The sequence of moves could indicate both where true power lies in Iran and the Guard\u2019s purposeful engineering of a cycle that would lead to renewed war, when the country could negotiate better terms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian media says U.S.-Iran MOU is \u201cdead\u201d after Trump\u2019s remarks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2626631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26187096296054.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[37066,3823,81218,45116,50822],"class_list":["post-2626630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-diplomatic-relations","tag-iran","tag-mou","tag-state-media","tag-us-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26187096296054.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2626630"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2626634,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626630\/revisions\/2626634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2626631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2626630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2626630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2626630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}