Iran and the US Push to Anchor Peace Deal Through a UN Security Council Resolution

Both nations are working to give their potential ceasefire agreement legal weight by embedding a UN Security Council resolution into the deal’s framework, Tehran’s foreign ministry confirms.

Iran and the US Seek Legal Protection for Any Future Peace Agreement

Iran and the United States are working to include a key clause in their potential war-ending agreement one that would back the deal with a formal UN Security Council resolution. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Baghaei made this disclosure at a press briefing on June 1, 2026.

“We are still discussing the general framework these 14 points represent only the core articles,” Baghaei said. “Among them is a provision that if a deal is reached, it must take the form of a resolution of the UN Security Council, so that it has legal protection.”

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Tehran Is Cautious Past Experience Has Left It Skeptical

Despite pushing for this legal layer, Tehran made clear it has no guarantee that a UN Security Council resolution would ensure compliance. Baghaei underlined that Iran has been through the opposite experience before where such frameworks failed to deliver.

This skepticism reflects a broader unease in Tehran about whether any deal would hold especially given the volatile backdrop of ongoing tensions with Washington.

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The Conflict That Brought Both Nations to the Table

The United States and Israel launched strikes against targets inside Iran on February 28 a military campaign that left more than 3,000 people dead. The scale of the assault marked a dramatic escalation in the region’s already fragile security landscape.

Washington and Tehran jointly declared a ceasefire on April 8. The two sides then entered negotiations in Islamabad but those talks ended without a breakthrough. While no large-scale military operations resumed after that, the United States moved to enforce a blockade on Iranian ports keeping pressure firmly on Tehran.

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