Three sources familiar with the talks tell i24NEWS that Iran is messaging a version of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding that differs sharply from Washington's account. Tehran says the deal does not require it to hand over enriched uranium, includes a demand for Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, omits any mention of Iran's proxies, and envisions the release of frozen assets and a $300 billion investment fund — all denied by US officials.
At 20:01 Jerusalem, three sources familiar with the talks told i24NEWS diplomatic correspondent Amichai Stein that Iranian officials are presenting a version of the emerging US-Iran memorandum of understanding that diverges sharply from what the US administration has described. According to the Iranian messaging, the MOU does not require Tehran to hand over or destroy its enriched uranium stockpile, contrary to US statements. Tehran also says the deal includes a demand for an Israeli military withdrawal from Lebanon — a provision absent from American accounts. The Iranian sources further claim the MOU omits any commitment to cease funding regional proxies, and includes the unfreezing of Iranian assets and the establishment of a $300 billion investment fund. Washington has denied these terms.
This follows a thread of reports The Zioneer has been tracking since 08:09 Jerusalem, when an unverified report first claimed the framework includes demands for Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon and release of Hezbollah prisoners. By 08:24 Jerusalem, an Axios report cited by The Zioneer described the MOU as a two-stage framework that defers enriched uranium resolution to a second deal within 60 days. At 09:29 Jerusalem, Iranian media outlets reported a potential agreement including $24 billion in frozen assets and Lebanon provisions. Through the morning, Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency published multiple versions of a detailed 14-article draft MOU (11:12 Jerusalem reports), each attributing sweeping concessions to the US — sanctions removal, $24 billion frozen fund release, $300 billion reconstruction — while excluding Iran's missile program and regional proxies from talks. The sources' quality evolved from one unverified channel to multiple Iranian news agencies, though no official US or Israeli confirmation has been issued at any stage.
As The Zioneer reported on June 11, the emerging framework was widely described by analysts as omitting enriched uranium removal, dismantlement, missile limits, and cessation of proxy terror — a characterization the US administration has sought to counter. A separate June 11 report noted President Trump's commitment to Prime Minister Netanyahu that the final deal would dismantle enrichment and curb missiles and proxies, underscoring a fundamental gap between US and Iranian expectations.
What remains open: The Iranian messaging about a $300 billion investment fund and a Lebanese withdrawal demand has no US counterpart and no independent verification. No public text of the MOU has been released by either party.
7 developments
- DevelopingReport: Iran-US talks include terms for Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, release of Hezbollah prisoners
- StrongSenior Israeli source dismisses expected US-Iran MOU as meaningless
- DevelopingReport: US-Iran MOU to include Lebanon in 60-day ceasefire; Netanyahu not briefed on talks
- DevelopingIsraeli official urges US not to release frozen Iranian assets as part of MOU
Source and signal
- Internal intake