The Iranian Mehr Agency reported that “the memorandum of understanding with… Washington Include a commitment America Lifting sanctions and withdrawing its forces from the areas around Iran And lift the naval blockade.
She continued: “The final negotiations will focus on nuclear and economic issues and will exclude discussions about the Iranian missile program.”
The agency added: “The memorandum of understanding also includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz, canceling oil sanctions, and releasing frozen Iranian funds, and it requires final approval from the relevant authorities.”
In context, Iranian official media said Tehran You will not give up sovereignty over Strait of Hormuz According to the draft memorandum of understanding being worked on with the United States.
IRNA reported that “Iran does not make any commitment in this text to abandon management of the Strait or return to the conditions that preceded the American-Israeli military aggression” against the Islamic Republic.
When to sign?
In addition, Bloomberg reported, citing sources, that the agreement may be signed between Tehran and Washington in… Geneva Next Sunday.
It also quoted a G7 official as saying, “The agreement between Washington and Tehran will most likely be a memorandum of understanding and not a final agreement.”
US President Donald Trump. (AFP)
American sources about the agreement
The Axios website previously revealed details of the memorandum of understanding that Trump claimed would “be signed soon, perhaps at the end of the week in Europe,” as it stipulates “the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz without transit fees, and granting Iran relief from sanctions in exchange for its adherence to its terms,” according to a diplomat and an American official.
In the text of the memorandum between the United States and Iran:
– The memorandum of understanding will extend the ceasefire for 60 days, including in LebanonDuring which nuclear negotiations are held.
– Immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz without fees, with shipping traffic returning to pre-war levels within 30 days, provided that the US blockade is lifted in return..
– The text includes a framework for addressing Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium, knowing that any action on the Iranian nuclear program will depend on a second, more detailed agreement..
– Under the memorandum of understanding, Iran will adhere to certain commitments regarding its nuclear program, the most important of which are never to possess a nuclear weapon, and to resolve the crisis related to enriched uranium..
Trump agreed that one of the options for resolving this issue is to reduce the rate of enrichment of Iranian highly enriched uranium inside the country under the supervision of United Nations inspectors.
How was the memorandum of understanding reached?
A diplomat from one of the two mediating countries told Axios:US Iran and Iran agreed on the text of the agreement,” but he acknowledged that the agreement still needed final approval.
As of Thursday evening, two informed sources reported that the agreement had received Iranian approval at high levels, but it was unlikely to have received the approval of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei..
For his part, Trump said that he expects to hold a signing ceremony over the weekend, while an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Tehran “has not yet reached a final decision.”
In addition, two diplomats from the two mediating countries and two American officials reported that a preliminary agreement was reached on Wednesday evening after hours of negotiations between the Qatari mediator Ali Al-Thawadi and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi..
Two sources pointed out that Al-Thawadi spoke by phone several times during the talks in Tehran with Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner..
In this context, Axios quoted a source as saying, “Four planes C-17 A US Air Force aircraft departed for Europe on Thursday, carrying equipment for the possible travel of Vice President J.D. Vance to a signing ceremony in Geneva in the coming days.
On Thursday, Trump canceled new US strikes that he had threatened to launch in the evening on Iran, stressing that an understanding had been reached.
“We have just reached a wonderful settlement to end the war with Iran,” he announced from the White House, “and as soon as the documents are prepared, which should be done in the next few days, they will likely be signed, perhaps in the next few days.” Europe“.
He pointed out that his deputy Jay D. Vance He may sign the document as of “the end of this week.”
opinion
America – Iran: The negotiations are a net profit for the regime in Tehran!
In the abstract assessment, America won, along with Israel. But in an assessment in which beliefs based on myths and superstitions are played on, Iran won simply because its regime did not fall. He practically fell, and fell out of the conscience of the majority at home, but the balance of power on the ground at home kept the sick man in power.
