Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi disclosed the text of an emerging MOU with the U.S. and Israel, saying it ends the state of war. He set a Friday signing date and demanded complete Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon as a condition. Araghchi described the deal as linking the Iranian and Lebanese fronts inseparably. The claims are unverified by Israeli or U.S. officials.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday disclosed the most detailed terms yet of the emerging memorandum of understanding with the United States and Israel, setting a Friday signing date and demanding full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon as a precondition. The announcement comes after hours of rapidly escalating Iranian diplomatic signals.
Earlier today, at 10:53 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported Araghchi declaring that the war — including in Lebanon — would end upon signing, a claim Israeli officials denied. At 10:40 Jerusalem, The Zioneer also reported Araghchi stating the Lebanon ceasefire would begin Friday. These bulletins followed a wave of Iranian announcements throughout Monday: at 16:59 Jerusalem, a sequence of updates from The Zioneer tracked Araghchi's claims that the war's end was enacted Monday morning, that the MOU had already been signed digitally, and that a White House official had confirmed the signing, though corroboration from Israeli officials remained absent. Overnight Monday, at 02:32 Jerusalem, Iran's Supreme National Security Council declared a permanent end to war on all fronts. The thread shows Iranian statements growing in specificity — from general conditions tying any deal to Lebanon's inclusion (background reports from Friday and Saturday) to today's explicit withdrawal demand and signing deadline — while no Israeli or U.S. official has confirmed any of the terms.
As The Zioneer reported over the weekend, Araghchi had previously conditioned a war-ending deal on Lebanon's inclusion (Fri 22:20, Jun 12) and described a 14-point MOU text not yet finalized (Fri 22:57, Jun 12). The new statement goes farthest in detail, but remains a unilateral assertion from Tehran.
It remains unclear whether the Friday signing date or the withdrawal demand reflect an actual agreed text or represent Iranian position-taking. No Israeli or U.S. official has corroborated the terms, and Israeli officials have explicitly denied earlier versions of the Iranian claims.
6 developments
Source and signal
- Internal intake