Iran blames US for deal failure, urges new try amid fear of new attacks

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian blamed Washington for the collapse of an interim deal intended to end the war involving Iran, the United States and Israel, while urging both sides to return to the agreement and conclude it. His comments came as Donald Trump raised the possibility of renewed military action and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that even limited strikes would provoke a response several times greater. Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Ali Abdollahi said US forces would never be allowed into the Gulf. Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his commitment to overthrowing Iran’s government as elections approach in Israel and the United States.