WANA (Aug 22) – The common fate of the Islamabad Memorandum and the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) had previously been pointed out by critics and the revolutionary movement, but new signs now confirm this outcome.

 

The Islamabad Memorandum met the same fate as the JCPOA. The architects of the JCPOA pre-emptively fulfilled Iran’s commitments under that agreement at a time when Iran had overcome the peak of sanctions—and while Obama and John Kerry admitted that sanctions would have collapsed without the deal.

 

While then-President Rouhani claimed all sanctions would be lifted on day one of implementation, the enemy’s response was further sanctions and assassinations. Under the Islamabad Memorandum, officials reopened the Strait of Hormuz, yet the United States initiated a naval blockade. Israel continued targeting Lebanon, and the U.S. launched fresh attacks against Iran.

 

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei, stated that he held a fundamentally different view in principle, indicating that officials acted contrary to established principles (regarding the negotiations). This computational error manifested in the officials’ actions and the subsequent violation of the memorandum by the United States.

 

Regarding the JCPOA, then-Central Bank Governor Valiollah Seif explicitly stated in an April 2016 interview with Bloomberg TV that the nuclear deal had brought “almost nothing” in terms of economic gains for Iran.

 

As for the Islamabad Memorandum, Central Bank Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati emphasized in a live television broadcast on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, that no blocked funds have been released under the agreement so far. We have moved from the “almost nothing” of the JCPOA to the “absolutely nothing” of the Islamabad Memorandum.

 

Furthermore, did Iran start the war that the Iranian President claimed fighting would lead to such and such outcomes? Defense cannot be halted under any circumstances. Our nation stands committed to resistance and the defense of the Islamic Revolution and the country, and will not allow its territory to be occupied like Syria, Iraq, or Afghanistan.

 

Tell the Americans that war is bad; Islamic Iran is standing firm and defending itself against an aggressor. The enemy has left us no choice but resistance and war, and this is an existential conflict.

 

The United States will refrain from attacking Iran only when it realizes that any misstep will result in all its interests—and the countries providing bases to its regime—being sent back to the Stone Age. Iran must raise the cost of war; keeping costs low only encourages continued enemy attacks. Today’s rising prices are directly playing into the enemy’s economic and psychological warfare strategy.

 

The correct path forward is breaking the blockade, seeking retribution, and exacting revenge. Without revenge, the people’s livelihoods will face constant threats.

 

The Islamic Republic of Iran has navigated numerous crises, and officials must align themselves with the stature of this empowered nation as instructed by the Supreme Leader, standing resolute against the enemy.