The draft agreement negotiated by Iran and the United States includes the reopening of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz by Tehran in exchange for the end of the US blockade of Iranian ships and the withdrawal of its troops, reported Iranian state television, which obtained the document.
According to the state broadcaster, the text on a page is “preliminary” and outlines “the memorandum of understanding” between the two rivals to end the war that began on February 28.
In the memorandum, Iran would commit to restoring commercial maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to pre-war levels within a month, something that Tehran would negotiate with Oman.
For its part, the United States would lift the blockade of Iranian ports and ships that it established in retaliation for the blockade of Hormuz and would withdraw its troops from the vicinity of Iran. After that, the two countries a period of 60 days would be given to negotiate the rest of the issues, such as the Iranian nuclear program.
Iran and the United States have in recent days intensified efforts to end the war and are negotiating an agreement to reopen the strait that would leave discussions on the Iranian nuclear program for later. The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, stated yesterday that some discrepancies in the initial draft that will be carried out remain to be resolved. “a few days.”
White House says Iranian media report on MOU is false
The White House said Wednesday that an Iranian state television report citing a draft of an unofficial initial framework for a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States was “false” and that the cited memo was “a complete fabrication.”
