# Iran considers memorandum with US valid, seeks return to peaceful solution — MFA

https://mins.news/en/item/60827

- TASS, 2026-09-16 11:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2188385

> Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran considers the previously concluded Islamabad Memorandum with the United States still valid and wants to return to a diplomatic path for resolving the conflict. He said Iran does not want the fighting to continue while remaining determined to defend its rights and interests.

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