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Iranian president says Washington should return to agreement before November

Source: Al Jazeera · 25 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC
Iranian president says Washington should return to agreement before November
Image: Al Jazeera · original report

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran wants the United States to return to a memorandum of understanding by early November. Al Jazeera’s supplied report does not identify the memorandum’s terms or give Washington’s response.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Iran wants the United States to return to a memorandum of understanding by early November, Al Jazeera reports. The statement sets out a time frame for a possible American return to the arrangement. The supplied material does not explain what the memorandum covers, when the United States left it or what conditions Tehran is attaching to its request.

It also does not say whether negotiations are taking place, identify American officials involved or provide a response from Washington. No details are given about how the proposal relates to the wider conflict described in the source headline. The available report contains only Pezeshkian’s position and the requested deadline.

Further details about the memorandum and any diplomatic process are not supplied.

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