US-Iran peace deal: Trump admin rejects Iranian media reports that Tehran received draft framework for MOU | Today’s news
Hours after Iranian state media claimed it had obtained a draft framework for a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Tehran and Washington to end the conflict, President Donald Trump’s administration dismissed the report as “total fabrication.”
In a statement on X, Rapid Response47, the official White House communications site, he wrote: “This report from Iran’s controlled media is not true and the memorandum of understanding they ‘issued’ is a complete fabrication. No one should believe what Iran’s state media publishes. FACTS MATTER.”
Iranian media claims
According to Iranian state media, the alleged draft framework suggested restoring commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to pre-war levels within a month, while Washington withdraws military forces from areas near Tehran and lifts the naval blockade.
The report also said that military vessels would not be included in the proposed arrangement and that Iran would coordinate shipping through the strait with Oman. He further claimed that Tehran would not take any action without “tangible verification”.
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In addition, Iranian media added that if a final agreement is reached within 60 days, it could eventually be formalized through a binding UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution. The announced framework made no mention of Iran’s nuclear program.
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Last week, the US president held phone calls with regional Middle East leaders and soon announced that the framework with Iran was “largely negotiated”, adding that the Strait of Hormuz would soon be reopened.
He announced in a Truth Social post, writing: “The deal has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization between the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and various other countries as listed. Separately, I had a phone call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu of Israel, which also went very well. The final aspects and details of the deal are currently being discussed, and other elements of the Straits Agreement, apart from the Hormu Agreement, will be announced and announced. It will be open.”
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However, Trump recently said he is “not satisfied” with the Iran deal yet, but “will be.” The US president reiterated his belief that Iran’s leaders “want very much to make a deal”.
“They haven’t gotten there yet. We’re not happy with it, but we will. We will,” Trump told reporters before a cabinet meeting at the White House. “Either that or we’ll have to finish the job,” he said.
Washington announced earlier on Monday that it had launched strikes in southern Iran, targeting Iranian missile sites and ships attempting to lay mines. According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the attacks were in “self-defense” and were to “protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces”.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday after the US attack that it shot down a US drone and attacked a fighter jet and another drone that entered Iranian airspace, state media reported. It did not specify when it happened.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that talks could continue for several more days, even as Trump expressed optimism over the weekend about a possible breakthrough.
Key points of contention in the talks include reopening and controlling the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which almost a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas flowed before the conflict, as well as dismantling Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
Trump is also set to convene a cabinet meeting at Camp David to discuss efforts to end the Iran conflict.
