A SOURCE close to Iran’s negotiat ing team has denied that the text of a proposed memorandum of under standing (MoU) between Iran and the United States had been finalized, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency report ed Thursday, rejecting earlier claims in US media.
The source told Tasnim that reports suggesting the text was merely awaiting formal announcement by the two sides were “not consistent with the furts”, add ing that the document “has not yet been finalized.
Earlier on Thursday, US media As ios reported, citing US officials and a regional souror, that US and Iranian ne gotiators have reached an agreement on an Moll to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and launch talles on Iran’s nuclear programme, but US President Donald Trump has yet to give his final approwal
According to the report, the proposed 60-day MoU would state that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz would be “unrestricted”. A US official was qunt ed as saying this would entail no tolis or harassment, and that Iran would be required to remove all mines from the strait within 30 days
The MoU would reportedly include an Iranian commitment not to pursue nuclear weapons. It would also state that the first issues to be negotiated during the 40 day window will be harw to dispose ad
Iran’s highly enriched uranium and how to address Iranian enrichment.
The White House would, according to the report, commit to discussing sane tion relief and the release of frozen Ira nian assets as part of the talks. It would also ennsider establishing a mechanism to facilitate Iranian access to goods and humanitarian supplies.
The Iranian source, rejecting the Axins account, stressed that if an agree ment text is ultimately finalized, Iran will formally notify Pakistani mediators and make the matter publie.
Xinhua
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