Will Iran announce withdrawal from MOU negotiations by July 31?

Analysis

Recent reports from Mehrnews and Irna confirm that Iran has already officially declared the suspension of its commitments under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding. Iranian officials, including Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, have stated that the agreement is no longer being implemented and that negotiations are effectively halted. While the current status involves a suspension of obligations, the formal declaration that the agreement is void suggests that the primary diplomatic framework is already inactive. Undisclosed sources indicate that while tensions remain high following recent military incidents, the specific act of announcing a withdrawal from negotiations has largely been superseded by the existing suspension of the MOU itself. Consequently, the likelihood of a new, distinct announcement of withdrawal before the end of July is assessed as low, given that the diplomatic process is already considered non-functional by Iranian authorities.

Key Evidence

July 18-19 Iranian statements use 'suspended commitments' / 'no longer bound' — targeting MOU obligations, not the negotiation process, and using the exact term the rules exclude. FM Araghchi said July 19 that negotiations with the US 'should be pursued even if the chances of success are only 10 percent,' directly contradicting termination of negotiation participation.

Risks

It is resolution day and a hypothetical NO position lost because amid continued US strikes and casualties, Iran's leadership issued a clearer statement ("all negotiation paths with the US are permanently closed / Iran terminates participation") that the resolver accepted, or the resolver leniently treated the MFA's 'nullified all components' notice as terminating the negotiation process itself.