The Iranian Executive has reiterated that the recent words of United States President Donald Trump, calling the ceasefire linked to the June memorandum of understanding "a waste of time," "are nothing new" and has insisted that "there is no justification whatsoever" for European countries "to continue whitewashing Washington's misconduct."
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baqaei, has stated that "Washington's contempt for diplomacy is, once again, exposed. President Trump's admission that he never believed in the Islamabad memorandum of understanding, which he considers a waste of time, makes clear the emptiness of his diplomatic commitments".
Through a message released on social media, Baqaei has stressed that for Tehran "this is no novelty" and has pointed out that "Washington has a long history of failing to fulfill its commitments, treating international obligations as disposable whenever they are inconvenient".
In this regard, he has added that "there is no justification whatsoever for European states and other defenders of Washington to continue whitewashing the misconduct of the United States and shielding it from accountability", before emphasizing that "unfulfilled commitments cannot be justified, International Law cannot be applied selectively and no political manipulation maneuver can exempt Washington from its responsibility".
The spokesman's statements come after Trump said on Monday, during a rally in Mississippi ahead of the November 3 'midterms', that the "small ceasefire" with Iran was "a waste of time," also highlighting the effectiveness of the American blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, in a context of deadlock in the talks for a peace agreement.
Both countries had agreed to a ceasefire in April and, after a process of dialogue sponsored by Pakistan, signed in June a memorandum of understanding that provided for the cessation of hostilities on all fronts. However, a few days later Washington resumed the bombings, accusing Tehran of violating its commitments in relation to navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump's words are framed in an atmosphere of mutual recriminations between Tehran and Washington over the absence of progress in the negotiations, the latest warnings from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the warnings from the occupant of the White House about a possible relaunch of the offensive after the midterm elections, in which a third of the Senate and the entirety of the House of Representatives will be renewed, currently under the control of the Republican Party.