Memorandum of understanding between countries returns to Tehran after Trump edits
Mediators from both countries continue to discuss a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States since this Sunday morning (31), reported CBS. The President of the USA, Donald Trump, made edits to the memo on Fridayaccording to a source with knowledge of the matter. The edited proposal was then sent back to Tehran for approval.
This is the from the United States, which has been passed back and forth to Iran through mediators. The source indicated that the changes by Trump were somewhat significantalthough details were not immediately available.
In parallel, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi confirmed this Sunday to local media that the exchange of messages with Washington is underway and, until a concrete result is reached, one should not jump to hasty conclusions. “Everything that is being said at this time is speculation and should not be taken seriously“, he pointed out.
American threats
This Saturday (30), the United States have the means to resume the war against Iran, after insisting that Any peace agreement will only be possible if its “red lines” are respected.
Sources in Washington mentioned on Thursday a framework in accordance with a 60-day extension of ceasefirebut negotiations remain stalled. “Iran must accept that it will never have nuclear weapons“, President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social network on Friday. He also demanded that the Islamic Republic’s stocks of highly enriched uranium be “DESTROYED”.
Tehran also asks for the unlocking billions of dollars in Iranian assets frozen by the United States. Iranian state broadcaster Irib said on Saturday that an “unofficial” draft of the memorandum of understanding with the United States included the release of 12 billion dollars (R$ 60.7 billion) in frozen assets.
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned this Saturday that his country is “more than capable” of resuming hostilities against Iran “if that is necessary”. “Our reserves are more than adequate for this, both there and around the world, because of the way we balance high precision ammunition and more abundant ammunition“, he declared during a forum in Singapore.
*with information from AFP
