Multiple sources — including Iran's Foreign Ministry, a military official, Israeli and Gulf officials — say no finalized agreement has been approved. Axios reports Qatari/Iranian negotiators believed a text was reached, but final approval from Iran's Supreme Leader is pending. The draft reportedly includes sanctions relief, Strait of Hormuz reopening, and a 60-day ceasefire framework.
By 12:34 Jerusalem on Thursday, Israeli and Gulf officials have joined their Iranian counterparts in publicly denying that a finalized US-Iran ceasefire framework exists, even as detailed terms of a draft memorandum of understanding continue to circulate. The new denials, reported by Channel 13, add a layer of regional skepticism to what Axios described as Qatari and Iranian negotiators' belief that an agreed text was reached — but with final approval from Iran's Supreme Leader still pending. The core factual picture remains unchanged from what Iran's Foreign Ministry stated in its own denials earlier in the day: 'nothing has been finalized.'
This latest denial extends a thread of conflicting statements The Zioneer has tracked since first reporting at 20:11 Jerusalem on Wednesday that Iran had transmitted a new draft memorandum to the US via Qatar. By that same 20:11 hour, Iran's Foreign Ministry pivoted to saying the MOU was 'almost ready' but not final, then accused the US of 'repeatedly shifting positions' — a charge it reiterated across several versions throughout the evening. The thread shows a consistent Iranian position: a draft exists, gaps remain, the US changed demands, no final approval has been given.
As The Zioneer reported at 04:23 Jerusalem (SAME-THREAD), US forces downed Iranian attack drones near the Strait of Hormuz hours earlier, and CENTCOM continues enforcement operations — disabling a third commercial vessel this week. Iran's Strait of Hormuz Management Authority says the waterway remains closed 'until further notice,' while CENTCOM asserts it is open. The 14-point draft published by Mehr News — including $300 billion in reconstruction commitments and a permanent cessation of war 'on all fronts, including Lebanon' — appears far broader than any framework confirmed by US officials, who have not publicly endorsed that version.
The open question remains whether the Supreme Leader will approve the version that negotiators reportedly believe is agreed. No text has been signed, and no signatory has been named. The operational situation in the Strait of Hormuz — closed per Iran, open per CENTCOM — continues to produce an on-the-water reality that neither denials nor drafts have yet resolved.
11 developments
- StrongAccording to agreement text, Israel obligated to end war in Lebanon
- DevelopingIranian analyst: New US-Iran draft bars US from claiming 'war ended' while keeping military operations
- StrongIran conditions war-ending deal on Lebanon's inclusion
- StrongIran accuses Israel of violating Lebanon ceasefire, demands US intervention
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