Iran (IMNA) - Speaking at a ceremony in Tehran on Wednesday, Baghaei addressed the status of the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States, recent US military strikes on Iranian coastal areas, and the future of negotiations.
He said Iran’s approach to the understanding has been based on the principle of strict reciprocity, stressing that Tehran would suspend its own commitments in response to any US failure to comply with its obligations.
“In response to the other side's bad faith and breach of commitments, our hands are not tied,” Baghaei said. “Our fighters will respond with full force and power to US aggressions, and in other clauses of the memorandum, wherever we had reciprocal commitments, we have not implemented them.”
“We said from the very beginning: commitment in exchange for commitment. We will implement our obligations as long as the other side adheres to theirs. When the other side violated, we also refrained from implementing our commitments wherever necessary,” he added.
Referring to recent US military strikes near Iran’s coastline, Baghaei stressed that the Armed Forces stand ready to defend every inch of the country’s territory.
“There is no doubt about defending the country. Our Armed Forces will respond with all their might,” he said. “These actions are all instances of aggression. All these attacks are illegal. When they hit, they get hit.”
Asked about the status of negotiations, Baghaei said, “For now, we are focused on defense.”
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