Pronóstico: Iran announces withdrawal from MOU negotiations by 2026?

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Market context

Iran’s baseline is that it **will not be the side to walk away first**, but that position is only as strong as the deal’s moving parts. Reuters reported on 28 June that an Iranian official said Tehran skipped technical talks because of recent attacks and unfulfilled conditions, including access to unfrozen funds, while Iran International later quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi saying Iran “will never request negotiations with the US”.[7][8] That makes the current 0% crowd price understandable: the market is not asking whether talks are strained, but whether Tehran makes a **public, official termination** of participation before 31 July 2026.[10]

The closest comparable cases so far have been partial pauses, not formal exits. Reuters said Iran missed scheduled technical talks but framed the issue as conditions not being met, and the state-linked line was that Iran had **not left the negotiating table**.[7][8] On 8 July, Reuters also reported President Trump saying the interim accord was “over”, which matters because a collapse in US political backing can harden Iran’s incentive to suspend talks, yet it still does not by itself satisfy this market’s requirement for an Iranian announcement.[4] In other words, rhetoric has escalated faster than process has formally broken.

The main catalysts are official statements from the foreign ministry or deputy foreign minister, a cancelled round of technical or mediator-led talks, and any fresh move on the Strait of Hormuz or sanctions enforcement that Tehran describes as a breach of the MOU.[2][7][8] Traders should watch whether scheduled follow-up sessions with mediators proceed, because June reporting already showed the talks were being delayed and reprioritised around sequencing, asset access, and ceasefire implementation rather than abandoned outright.[10][18][20] A formal withdrawal would need to be explicit and publicly attributable to an authorised Iranian representative, not just a threat, boycott, or claim that the US has voided the deal.[10]

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