Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that negotiations on a final agreement with the United States cannot begin as long as Washington continues to issue military threats, citing provisions of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the two countries last month.

In a post on X on Monday, Araghchi referred to Paragraph 13 of the Pakistan-brokered agreement, writing: “Para 13 of the MoU is clear: Negotiations on final deal will not commence if threats continue. Honour your signature.”

The Islamabad MoU, signed electronically by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and US President Donald Trump on June 18, launched a 60-day diplomatic process involving indirect talks aimed at reaching a comprehensive peace agreement.

Araghchi’s comments came hours after Trump renewed his warning that Washington was prepared to use military force if diplomacy failed, reiterating that Iran must never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon.

“We’re either going to make a deal, or we’re going to finish the job. And it won’t be tough to finish the job. I’d rather make a deal, because I don’t want to affect 91 million people,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday.

Earlier, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened that Israel would “thwart” any future Iranian leader seeking to attack the country.

Separately, Araghchi shared photographs on social media showing massive crowds attending the funeral procession of Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran.