US President Donald Trump has dismissed the Trump Iran peace deal brokered through talks in Islamabad, telling a campaign rally in Mississippi on Monday that he had never liked the ceasefire with Tehran and that it was a waste of time. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei answered on Wednesday, arguing that the remarks showed Washington treats diplomatic pledges as disposable.
Trump calls the deal a waste of time
Speaking during a late campaign push ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Trump said he had never liked the ceasefire between the United States and Iran. He described the agreement as sort of a waste of time, while adding that he liked to listen to professionals. The remarks refer to the interim ceasefire his administration announced in June. Relations between Washington and Tehran have stayed tense since then because each side has accused the other of failing to comply.
The specific reason for his dissatisfaction was not set out in the remarks. The comments reopen a public dispute over a deal that was meant to pause fighting and buy space for talks.
Islamabad MoU and Tehran's reply
The arrangement was known as the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. Negotiations took place in Islamabad with Pakistan and Qatar taking part. Pakistan borders Iran; Qatar sits near Iran in the Gulf. The MoU sought to halt military action and give both sides 60 days to reach a lasting settlement. It also addressed Iran's nuclear programme and the Strait of Hormuz, and foresaw further talks between Tehran and Washington.
That path did not hold. Mutual accusations of breaches broke the ceasefire, and the deal collapsed without a final settlement. Gaps over the nuclear file and regional security, including Hormuz arrangements, remained unresolved.
Baqaei criticised Trump on X, saying the president's admission that he never believed in the Islamabad MoU and saw it as a waste of time reflected the hollowness of US diplomatic commitments. He alleged that Washington repeatedly stepped back from obligations when they became inconvenient, and that broken pledges could not be excused by political spin. Diplomatic commitments, he said, cannot be ignored for political justification, and international law cannot be enforced selectively.
Timeline: what has happened so far
- June: The Trump administration announces an interim ceasefire with Iran under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, with a 60-day window for a lasting deal.
- After June: Washington and Tehran accuse each other of violating the terms; the ceasefire breaks and the MoU fails to produce a final agreement.
- Monday: At a Mississippi campaign rally, Trump says he never liked the ceasefire and calls the Trump Iran peace deal a waste of time.
- Wednesday: Esmaeil Baqaei posts that Trump's words show hollow US commitments and demands accountability under international law.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Trump ne kaha ke Pakistan ki madad se bana Iran ceasefire usay kabhi pasand nahi tha aur woh waqt zaya karne jaisa tha. Yeh deal June mein Islamabad mein hui thi, jismein Qatar bhi shamil tha. Iran ke foreign ministry ke spokesman ne jawab diya ke America apne waadon ko jab chahe tod deta hai. Aam logon ke liye yeh is baat ka ishara hai ke America-Iran tanazah abhi khatam nahi hua.
