Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that there will be no talks between the US and Iran under the Memorandum of Understanding on a final deal if President Trump continues to make threats against Iran.
The statement from Araghchi came a day after President Trump said that he would “finish the job” in Iran if no final deal was reached and threatened strikes on the country’s bridges and power plants.
“Millions of proud Iranians rallied in unity to honor Grand Ayatollah Khamenei and his legacy. Neither them nor our Brave Armed Forces are moved by any threats,” Araghchi wrote on X, referencing the massive crowds that attended funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“Para 13 of the MoU is clear: Negotiations on final Deal will not commence if threats continue Honor your signature,” he added.
Paragraph 13 of the MoU states that the US and Iran will start negotiations on a final deal “subject to the beginning of the implementation of paragraphs 1, 4, 5, 10 and 11 of this MoU and the continuing implementation of these measures.”
Paragraph 1 of the MoU states that the two sides agreed not to launch military operations against each other and to also “refrain from the threat or use of force against each other.”
Since the MoU was signed, Trump has repeatedly made threats against Iran, including a threat made against Araghchi and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf when they were in Switzerland for talks with US Vice President JD Vance.
“You close [the Strait of Hormuz] and you won’t have a country,” Trump said at the time. “You won’t even make it back to your f–cking country.”
