An official copy of the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran has been released. The document — reported by Israeli journalist Barak Ravid and independently corroborated by the Zioneer — provides for an immediate and permanent cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon; the lifting of all U.S.-led sanctions and the naval blockade; a $300 billion U.S.-backed reconstruction and development fund for Iran; and a commitment from Tehran not to acquire or develop nuclear weapons, with enriched material to be diluted on-site under IAEA supervision. A final comprehensive agreement is to be negotiated within 60 days.
The White House officially released the full text of the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran on Tuesday at 19:58 Jerusalem, confirming the document's structure and details. The release came minutes after journalist Barak Ravid (N12) published what he said was a draft of the document at the same minute, and moments after Saudi network Al-Arabiya had published an alleged full text at 19:46. The White House version — independently corroborated by The Zioneer — is identical in substance to the earlier reports, putting to rest any ambiguity about the agreement's scope.
The thread began at 19:58 Jerusalem on Tuesday, when Al-Arabiya first published an unverified text, followed within minutes by Israeli journalist Amit Segal (N12) who characterized the terms as "absolute surrender" citing security sources. By the same minute, Ravid confirmed a draft text with nuclear dilution terms, and the White House simultaneously published the signed document. The initially circulating versions — an unverified Al-Arabiya leak and Ravid's draft — were rapidly overtaken by the official publication, lending full authority to the terms that were previously only sourced to a journalist or a Saudi outlet. Vice President Vance had earlier confirmed the $300 billion financing commitment and the regional scope of the agreement, as The Zioneer reported.
As The Zioneer reported on Tuesday, the document provides for an immediate and permanent cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon; the lifting of the U.S. naval blockade in stages, fully removed within 30 days; unconditional authorization for Iranian crude oil exports; a $300 billion U.S.-backed reconstruction and development fund for Iran; and termination of all sanctions, including UN Security Council and IAEA Board of Governors resolutions. On the nuclear front, Article 8 confirms that Iran will not acquire or develop nuclear weapons, with existing enriched material to be diluted on-site under IAEA supervision. A 60-day negotiation period for a final comprehensive agreement has begun.
What remains open: the exact IAEA inspection regime for the dilution process has not been detailed, and the mechanism for distributing the $300 billion fund is yet to be elaborated. The MoU is clear, however, that these provisions are intended as the framework for the final comprehensive accord, which will be enshrined in a binding UN Security Council resolution.
8 developments
- DevelopingUS-Iran MoU published: enriched uranium to stay in Iran and be diluted, war to end on all fronts
- StrongIranian Mehr News Agency publishes second confirmed leak of 14-article draft US-Iran MOU
- DevelopingNo official confirmation released on reported US-Iran deal terms for Lebanon
- DevelopingUS official: MOU covers 'the entire region, including Lebanon,' confident Israel will join
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