Previously, Trump claimed a deal ending the conflict had already been reached.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei clarified that his country and the United States have been discussing a potential Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the text of which “has almost been finalized in its major parts.”
However, the Persian diplomat noted that “due to the contradictory positions of the United States, it has caused turbulence and disruption in reaching an agreement.”
“Claims about the timing and location of the agreement are merely media speculation, and until the relevant authorities of the system reach a final conclusion on every single component of the agreement’s text, talking about the form of the signature and its location is useless,” Baghaei said, as reported by Iran Observatory.
Previously, during a meeting with reporters at the White House, President Donald Trump had gone further, stating that the United States had “just made a great settlement of the war with Iran” and that an agreement would be signed during a ceremony to be held in Europe over the weekend.
According to the Republican leader, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had already accepted the agreement, which would take the form of “a very strong memorandum of understanding.”
Hours after the initial announcements, Mehr News Agency published details of the MoU, clarifying that the text has not yet been reviewed and finalized “by the relevant institutions in Iran.” The draft U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding would be as follows:
1. Immediate and permanent cessation of war on all fronts, including Lebanon.
2. U.S. commitment to non-interference in Iran’s internal affairs and respect for the sovereignty of Iran.
3. Complete lifting of the naval blockade within 30 days.
4. U.S. commitment to withdraw its forces from the vicinity of Iran.
5. Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days under Iranian arrangements.
6. Suspension of sanctions on the sale of oil, petrochemical products and derivatives, and Iran’s full access to its financial resources.
7. The necessity of presenting reconstruction plans for Iran totaling at least US$300 billion by the United States and its allies.
8. Sixty days of negotiations to reach a final agreement addressing nuclear issues and the complete lifting of primary and secondary U.S. sanctions, as well as resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
9. Reiteration of Iran’s commitment under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) regarding the non-production of nuclear weapons.
10. During the negotiation period, the United States is committed not to increase its forces in the region and will not impose any new sanctions.
11. Release of US$24 billion in Iran’s blocked funds during the 60-day final negotiation period. Half of that amount must be made accessible to Iran before negotiations begin.
12. Formation of a supervisory mechanism to implement the agreement.
13. The final agreement will be endorsed by a United Nations Security Council resolution.
14. Final negotiations will not begin before the release of half of Iran’s blocked funds, the suspension of Iran’s oil sanctions and the lifting of the naval blockade. The final agreement will exclusively address the fate of enriched materials and enrichment, the lifting of sanctions, and Iran’s economic reconstruction program. Discussions regarding Iran’s missile program and its support for resistance groups are definitively removed from the agenda.
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Sources: Mehr – Iran Observatory – Xinhua – Majid Hosseini
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