Iranian nuclear negotiation team spokesman Saeed Ajirlu said Wednesday that the full text of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United States has not been published because the U.S. side does not understand the intent behind the terms and phrasing Iran used in drafting the agreement, according to a statement carried on Iranian channels. Ajirlu argued that exposing the wording prematurely would be counterproductive, and suggested the final text benefits Iran more than earlier drafts. He added that clearer reference to the MOU would be possible after Friday.
Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Ajirlu offered a new explanation Wednesday for why the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU) remains unpublished: the United States, he claimed, does not grasp the meaning and intent behind the terms Iran inserted during the drafting process. "The U.S. does not understand our intention and purpose in using these words, and therefore we should not reveal our intentions," Ajirlu said, according to a statement carried on Iranian Telegram channels.
The remark adds a fresh, explicitly diplomatic layer to a thread in which Iranian officials have offered competing explanations for the secrecy surrounding the text. Earlier Wednesday, The Zioneer reported that journalist Amit Segal (N12) stated the text would only be released after Friday's scheduled signing ceremony. On Tuesday evening, a senior Israeli official confirmed Israel had not been shown the full MOU and an official request for the document had gone unanswered. Vice President Vance said earlier this week that confidentiality had been requested by Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar due to Arab world sensitivities.
Ajirlu's statement is the first to frame the withholding as a deliberate Iranian choice based on a claimed U.S. comprehension gap, rather than a timeline or sensitivity constraint. He also asserted that the final version is more favorable to Iran than earlier drafts, and suggested that after Friday, more details could be shared. The claim is a single-source attribution and has not been independently corroborated by U.S. or other officials.
- DevelopingIranian Deputy FM: MoU drafted in distrust, text to be released only after signing
- StrongSenior Iranian official says published MoU text inaccurate, Tehran received additional benefits
- DevelopingUS official dismisses reading too much into US-Iran MOU language
- StrongIran's state news agency IRNA: no final deal text until Tehran approves
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