Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has declared that the so-called Islamabad Memorandum is no longer in effect, saying Tehran no longer considers itself bound by the agreement after accusing the United States of violating its commitments.
Speaking as the United States resumed its naval blockade of Iran and military tensions continued to escalate, Gharibabadi said the framework and foundations of the memorandum had been destroyed.
“There is no longer any memorandum to discuss,” he said, adding that the United States had taken every possible step to dismantle the agreement and that no country should expect Iran to continue implementing its obligations under the arrangement.
The Iranian official argued that Washington had breached all of its commitments, leaving Tehran with no obligation to uphold the terms of the understanding.
His remarks came after the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the beginning of a renewed naval blockade targeting Iran’s southern ports.
The initial phase of the blockade lasted from April 13 to June 18 before being suspended under what Iranian officials describe as the Islamabad Memorandum, reportedly reached between Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and U.S. President Donald Trump. That understanding had allowed commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to resume.
With military tensions escalating once again, Iranian officials now say the memorandum has effectively collapsed and no longer provides a basis for future commitments between the two sides.
The United States has not immediately responded to Gharibabadi’s latest remarks.
