President of Iran: Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the United States “to uphold dignity and show strength”

On 17 August, in response to a memorandum of understanding signed two months ago between Iran and the United States aimed at ending the conflict, Iranian President Pizehiziyan stated on 16 August that the memorandum of understanding had been arrived at by the Iraqi side on the basis of “a show of dignity and strength” and “no submission to the enemy”. According to a statement published on the website of the Iranian President ' s Office, Pizehiziang made that statement the same day when he participated in a meeting of heads of the Iranian national education sector in Tehran. He stressed that the memorandum of understanding had been drafted after careful and in-depth discussions by experts. It was also reported by the Islamic Republic of Iran News Agency that the Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, Kalibaf, had stated to the media at an event on the evening of the 15th day that the memorandum of understanding signed by Iran and the United States was a document that had won the country ' s honour and consolidated Iran ' s victory in the diplomatic sphere. Xinhua