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Iranian Mehr News Agency publishes second confirmed leak of 14-article draft US-Iran MOU

The Zioneer Intelligence DeskUpdated 08:56
Iranian Mehr News Agency publishes second confirmed leak of 14-article draft US-Iran MOU

Primary source Internal intake · 9 reviewed intake signals · Desk window 07:55–08:56

TL;DR

The semi-official Mehr News Agency has again published what it describes as the full 14-article draft of a US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding. The terms include a permanent ceasefire on all fronts including Lebanon, a US commitment of non-interference, lifting the naval blockade within 30 days, a $300 billion rehabilitation fund, and a 60-day negotiation period that explicitly excludes Iran's missile program and support for regional allies. The document was published by Mehr at 07:53 Jerusalem. The draft remains unverified by US or Israeli officials.

01 · THE DISPATCH

At 07:53 Jerusalem, Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency published what it says is the full 14-article draft of a US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, a second distinct publication of the same text on this thread. This follows the first Mehr publication at 02:04 Jerusalem on Monday, which was reported by The Zioneer at 02:04 and analyzed in a follow-up article at 02:07 Jerusalem.

The earlier thread items — beginning with a Pakistan government statement on Friday, followed by reports from the Abu Ali Express channel and Iranian-linked sources — have consistently outlined similar maximalist terms: a permanent ceasefire on all fronts including Lebanon, lifting of the naval blockade within 30 days, suspension of oil sanctions, release of frozen Iranian assets (reported as $24–25 billion), a $300 billion reconstruction fund, and a 60-day negotiation period that explicitly excludes Iran's missile program and support for regional allies from discussion. The version published by Mehr on Monday at 02:04 Jerusalem was the first to present the terms as a full 14-article document; the current 07:53 publication reproduces the same points in identical order.

This repetition from the same semi-official source may indicate an effort to reinforce the narrative in the public domain, though the document has not been confirmed by U.S. or Israeli officials. As The Zioneer reported on Friday and over the weekend, multiple unverified Iranian-aligned sources have been circulating draft terms, with the scope of claimed concessions increasing over time. The Zioneer's analysis from Friday described the Iranian framing as maximalist, including demands for a full U.S. withdrawal from the region.

What remains open: the draft text has not been confirmed by any U.S. or Israeli official, nor by any independent Western news organization. The document's origins and authenticity — including whether it represents a genuine negotiating text, a leak from Iranian internal debates, or a propaganda document — are unverified. The Zioneer assesses this as a Developing story based on a single chain of Iranian-aligned sources.

02 · How it developed

5 developments

  1. Latest

    Draft includes $300 billion rehabilitation fund and 60-day negotiation period.

  2. Iranian media publishes full 14-article text including 60-day final negotiation period.

  3. Iran demands $300 billion compensation and excludes missile program from negotiations

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03 · Source and signal

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