Iranian authorities have responded this Friday to the statements made by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, who claimed to have decided to reopen the channel of dialogue after Tehran allegedly requested to resume talks, in a context marked by the breakdown of the ceasefire this week and the escalation of tension in the Strait of Hormuz.
"We have not requested negotiations with the United States," denied the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baqaei, in an appearance on state television reported by the official IRNA agency.
However, Baqaei specified that, in accordance with Iran's "usual responsible approach," Tehran did not reject Qatar's proposal to travel to the country "to analyze the current situation." The meeting, he detailed, took place in the city of Mashhad. "There we communicated our points of view to the Qatari side," he explained.
The spokesman stressed that the events of recent days "are a usual practice" by the United States, which he holds responsible for violating the principle of understanding that both sides had established to try to move towards peace and which, as he denounced, "has been subject to constant violations of its various clauses."
"The American side has violated different parts with different pretexts. In this regard, we should not be too surprised, as breach of contract has been part of the pattern of behavior of various U.S. government agencies," Baqaei stated.
The Ministry representative insisted on the "commitment for commitment" formula and warned that, if Washington stops fulfilling its part of the pact —"as has happened," he emphasized—, "Iran has taken and executed the necessary measures in response, and this will continue to be applied in the future."
This Friday, Donald Trump announced the formal resumption of contacts with Iran, although he clarified that this step does not imply in any case restoring the ceasefire in effect until a few days ago.
Between Tuesday and Thursday, the United States carried out several bombings against Iranian positions in retaliation for attacks attributed to Tehran against ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic area where Iran demands that maritime traffic be coordinated with its forces until a definitive peace agreement is reached in the Middle East in the face of the Israeli-American offensive.
In response to those bombings, which caused at least fourteen deaths and nearly 80 injuries in two days, Iran launched missiles and drones against targets linked to the United States in different countries in the region, amid a crossfire of accusations for alleged violations of the terms of the memorandum signed in June between both governments.