Tehran suspends peace agreement with Washington, says Iranian media

Iran’s health ministry says US strikes since Jul 6 have killed at least 50 people and injured over 500

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi. Photo from Iranian foreign ministry's webstiet

Amid growing escalations over the last few days, Iran has suspended its commitments under the initial agreement reached with Washington last month.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi announced the decision on Saturday, accusing the US of having "effectively" nullified the deal, reports Mehr News Agency.

Gharibabadi told the state-run Iranian TV, “None of those commitments are currently being implemented.”

He also described the US strikes as “aggressive actions in breach of its commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)”.

Meanwhile, Iran’s health ministry claimed that US strikes on the country since Jul 6 have left at least 50 people dead and more than 500 wounded, according to Al Jazeera.

The US and Iran inked the 14-point MoU to extend their ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Jun 17.

The interim ceasefire agreement was intended to provide a 60-day window for negotiations on a permanent deal.

However, analysts told Reuters that the agreement's wording was “vague,” leaving tough issues -- notably the fate of Iran's nuclear programme -- to a second phase of negotiations.

US President Donald Trump declared the MoU "over" on Jul 8, alleging that Iranian officials were not honouring deals they negotiated.