TEHRAN, July 14 (Xinhua) -- More than 180 Iranian lawmakers in the 290-member parliament issued a joint statement on Tuesday, urging decisive stance towards what they called the U.S. move to end a recently signed peace memorandum of understanding (MoU).
The lawmakers signed and issued the statement on Monday night at the parliament's first open session since the start of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran on Feb. 28, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Tuesday.
They called on the parliament's presiding board to form a special committee to review the issues regarding negotiations and agreements with the United States.
The lawmakers said the parliament will prioritize the enhancement and effective transformation of Iran's defense doctrine, alongside legislation to assert the country's sovereignty and management of the Strait of Hormuz.
They also called for revenge for the assassination of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a U.S.-Israeli attack in late February.
The latest developments came after days of clashes between Iran and the United States despite a U.S.-Iran peace MoU signed in mid-June, under which the two sides were expected to begin negotiations within 60 days toward a final agreement.
On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that the ceasefire with Iran "is over," and he does not want to deal with Iran anymore. ■
