Pezeshkian defends the U.S. memorandum as the best route out of the stalled war

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the June memorandum was the best way to move beyond a condition of neither war nor peace and rejected the claim that it amounted to capitulation. He linked an end to the stalled conflict to Iran's ability to attract investment.

Why this matters. The president is publicly defending negotiations after the memorandum's 60-day window expired, preserving an official diplomatic path despite harder security rhetoric.