American officials are briefing that the US and Iran have already signed a memorandum of understanding, with a formal ceremony set for Friday. The claim, reported by N12's Amit Segal, follows reports of furious Iranian negotiators who say Israel was supposed to have begun withdrawing from southern Lebanon overnight — indicating continuing friction despite the announced MOU.
American officials are briefing that the United States and Iran have already signed a memorandum of understanding, with a formal ceremony scheduled for Friday, according to N12 journalist Amit Segal. The briefing comes minutes after the first indication of an MOU signing was reported by Barak Ravid citing a senior U.S. official who said Trump, Vance, and the Iranian parliament speaker had all signed.
As The Zioneer reported at 16:13 Monday, senior Iranian negotiators were furious earlier today, claiming they were misled and that Israel was supposed to have begun withdrawing from southern Lebanon overnight — a condition they say was part of the understanding but not yet fulfilled. The newly briefed timeline sets the formal signing for Friday, leaving a gap of several days during which the Iranian conditions appear unresolved.
The MOU itself is described by earlier Israeli assessments as non-binding, as a senior Israeli official told The Zioneer on Friday. The official characterized any expected document as a meaningless preliminary step, not a final agreement, with real negotiations on missiles, proxies, and enrichment to follow. The contradiction between the American briefing of a done deal and the Iranian negotiators' reported anger over unmet conditions remains unresolved.
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