Araghchi: Ending the War Hinges on US Return to Its Violated Islamabad Memorandum Commitments

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kazakhstan, on Saturday, September 5, 2026 (14 Shahrivar 1405), that the Islamabad Memorandum has been the central topic of every bilateral meeting held by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian with visiting heads of state. He said the memorandum, previously signed by the presidents of Iran and the United States, has been violated by Washington. According to Ecoiran, citing Tasnim News Agency, Araghchi said the main condition for ending the war and normalizing the situation is for the US to return to its commitments and abide by the memorandum's terms.

He added that Iran's talks in Bishkek were strictly businesslike, without the usual protocol, and focused mainly on areas of economic cooperation. Araghchi described the solution as completely clear: Washington returning to the same agreement its president signed, after which, he said, everything could get back on the right track. The remarks came on a day when, according to CENTCOM, the United States struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to an alleged Iranian missile launch at two US warships.