# Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has defended the memorandum of understanding signed in mid-June with the US as the best way for the country to move beyond a situation of “neither war nor peace.” The MOU opened a 60-day window for talks aimed at ending the war and reaching an accord on Tehran’s nuclear programme. However, both countries have not been able to reach a compromise. Pezeshkian acknowledged that the country faces severe economic hardship amid mounting US sanctions, emphasising that Iran cannot continue with war forever.
Iran’s president defends the memorandum of understanding signed with the US