The USA and Iran have agreed on a declaration of intent. On Sunday, the two parties are said to have digitally signed the clarification, as US Vice President Vance announced.
However, it is not entirely clear to the public what it says. It is expected to be officially signed on Friday. On Monday, JD Vance and the Iranian state agency Tasnim independently announced some details. Some of them contradict each other. Here’s what we know about the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the ensuing negotiations over the uranium issue.
JD Vance:
The US vice president said on CBS’s “Good Morning America” on Monday: “We don’t give them American money. Not a single dollar of American funds will flow to Iran.”
Instead, sanctions could be eased or lifted if Tehran meets certain conditions – such as the dispute over giving up Iran’s highly enriched uranium.
The US has already spoken to Iran about how to destroy its stockpile of enriched uranium, Vance said. Washington wants to work with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Tehran, said Vance. It is still unclear what role the United States will ultimately assume. The technical details will be clarified during discussions on Friday.
According to Vice President JD Vance, the US government hopes to be able to publish the planned agreement in principle with Iran in the next few days. “I think when people see the agreement (…) they will understand that it makes the entire region safer.” According to a reporter from “The Hill,” Trump said the contents of the declaration would not be made public until after the signing on Friday.
Iran:
The Iranian state news agency writes that it has learned from an “informed source” that there is a clause that states that negotiations on a final agreement will be broken off as long as certain points are not implemented. According to the report, this clause 13 includes clauses 4, 5, 10, 11 and 1. According to Tasnim, these clauses include the following points.
- Clause 1: There shall be no war or any form of military operation, including killing. Be it in Iran or Lebanon.
- Clause 4: Concerns the lifting of the naval blockade by American forces.
- Clause 5: Concerns the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
- Clause 10: Concerns the suspension of sanctions related to the sale of Iranian oil
- Clause 11: Concerns commencing the release of frozen Iranian assets.
If these clauses are not implemented, the nuclear issue will not be negotiated, said Tasnim.
