The Islamic Republic of Iran’s state-controlled media is promoting the memorandum of understanding with the U.S.to re-open the Strait of Hormuz and address Tehran’s illicit nuclear weapons program as its triumph over the U.S.
and Israel.The major diplomatic breakthrough, known as by its initials MOU, is slated to be sealed at a signing ceremony on June 19 in Switzerland.Iranian state-controlled TV boasted that the "U.S.
is forced to sign agreement to end the war."The State Department has classified Iran as the world’s worst state-sponsor of terrorism and its state-controlled media apparatus is notorious, according to Iran experts, for spreading anti-U.S.propoganda.TRUMP ANNOUNCES PEACE DEAL WITH IRAN, DECLARES STRAIT OF HORMUZ WILL REOPEN: 'LET THE OIL FLOW!'A woman walks past a billboard showing a military hand holding the Strait of Hormuz with Farsi text which reads, "In Iran's hands forever," "Trump couldn't do a damn thing," "The control of Strait of Hormuz will be Iran's forever," in Vanak Square, in northern Tehran, Iran, on April 16, 2026.
(Vahid Salemi/AP)Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said, according to the country's Tasnim News Agency, "This memorandum does not mean trusting the enemy; it has been written with active distrust.We will monitor the implementation of U.S.
commitments." Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported that the nation’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, "emphasized that national cohesion and the active presence of the people serve as important capital and a primary pillar of Iran’s diplomatic authority."Araghchi said, according to IRNA," that the true image of Iran’s power on the global stage stems not only from its military capabilities but also from national cohesion, resilience, and the active involvement of its people."Members of security forces watch over the crowd during a funeral procession held for IRGC Navy Chief Alireza Tangsiri, alongside other senior naval commanders and their ...