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Ghalibaf Warns US Must Fulfill Islamabad MoU Commitments Amid Economic Blockade Threat

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf of Iran warned the United States must fulfill its commitments under the Islamabad MoU, dismissing a new economic blockade plan as doomed to fail. The remarks were made in Tehran, highlighting ongoing tensions between Iran and the US over economic sanctions and diplomatic obligations. The warning comes amid heightened diplomatic and economic pressure on Iran.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of Iran's Parliament, stated that the US must honor its commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). He accused Washington of attempting an economic siege against Iran, which he claimed would ultimately fail. The statement was reported by IRNA, an Iranian state news agency, on August 27, 2026. The Iranian Students News Agency also reported Ghalibaf's remarks, emphasizing that the US's latest economic blockade plan was another failed measure. The two sources agree on the core message but differ slightly in phrasing, with IRNA focusing on the 'attempt for the economic siege' and the Iranian Students News Agency highlighting the 'latest economic blockade plan.' Both outlets published the news on the same day, though at slightly different times.

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StateIRNAAug 27, 08:21 PM
Ghalibaf: US must fulfil Islamabad MoU commitments

Tehran, IRNA – Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf reiterates that the US attempt for the economic siege of Iran will fail and that it is the US that must fulfill its commitments under Islamabad MoU.

WireIranian Students' News AgencyAug 27, 07:50 PM
Ghalibaf: US must fulfill commitments under memorandum of understanding

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the United States must implement the commitments it undertook under the memorandum of understanding, dismissing Washington’s latest economic blockade plan against Iran as another measure that will fail.