US memorandum best path out of stalled war: Iran

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday defended a memorandum of understanding as the best way for the country to move beyond what he described as a situation of “neither war nor peace” with the US.“There is not a single provision in this agreement that amounts to capitulation,” Pezeshkian said in a speech published by the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency. “The supreme leader sets the policies, and we will follow that path.”The memorandum of understanding that US President Donald Trump signed in June set a 60-day deadline for ending the war with Iran and reaching an accord on its nuclear program. That period ended last week, but no signs of compromise have emerged, especially on the crucial issue of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, vital to global shipping. Iranian President Mas