Iranian MP says mediators trying to revive MOU with Washington

TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian lawmaker says that mediators were seeking to revive a deal that briefly halted the war between Iran and the United States in June.

Hassan Ghashghavi, spokesman for parliament’s national security commission, says in a video interview that “there is an effort underway to revive the 14-point Islamabad agreement, particularly by the mediators.”

“They know that the main issue and, in fact, the key to the matter right now is the issue of the Strait of Hormuz, so yes, there is an exchange of views,” he says.

The agreement, known as the Islamabad memorandum of understanding, was reached with the involvement of Iran’s Gulf neighbor Qatar and eastern neighbor Pakistan, with negotiating sessions held in Islamabad, without the involvement of Israel.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.