A source close to the Iranian negotiating team told the semi-official Fars news agency hours before the Israeli strike in Beirut's Dahiyeh that no final agreement with the US has been reached. According to the report, a Qatari delegation is currently in Tehran, through which Iran is transmitting its clauses and demands. The source stressed that even if all Iranian positions are accepted, no deal will be signed by Trump's declared deadline.
Hours before the Israeli strike in Beirut's Dahiyeh, a source close to the Iranian negotiating team told the semi-official Fars news agency that no final agreement with the US has been reached. The source stated that a Qatari delegation currently in Tehran is serving as the channel through which Iran is transmitting its clauses and demands. Crucially, the source stressed that even if all Iranian positions are accepted, no deal will be signed by President Trump's declared deadline. The Fars report explicitly notes these remarks were made before the latest Israeli strikes.
The Zioneer has been tracking the Qatari mediation effort since the delegation's arrival in Tehran at 10:08 Jerusalem time (version 1, citing Reuters). Subsequent thread updates — all published at 10:08 Jerusalem — reported the delegation's purpose as resolving Iranian reservations on the MOU with Washington and addressing frozen funds (versions 4-5, citing Al-Arabi via an anonymous source). Earlier context from The Zioneer's wider coverage shows conflicting signals from Iranian state media: on June 11 state media signaled a high likelihood of a deal, while by June 12 an Iranian negotiation team source dismissed reports of a Sunday Geneva deal as 'completely false.'
As The Zioneer reported on June 12, President Trump dismissed Iranian claims of ongoing negotiation terms as 'fake news' and issued a warning following overnight drone strikes. Background reporting from June 8 noted Iran hardened its stance, demanding immediate release of $24 billion in frozen funds.
What remains open: The Fars source's claim that no deal will meet Trump's deadline is attributed to a single anonymous source and has not been independently corroborated. Conflicting signals from Iranian state media persist — earlier reports suggested progress, while this source asserts a stalemate.
5 developments
- DevelopingIran's Fars: final decision on US deal framework still under review
- StrongFars: Iran relays reservations on US deal via Qatari mediators, nothing final
- DevelopingIranian Foreign Ministry adviser: No deal with Trump until all Iranian demands met
- DevelopingRevolutionary Guards source tells Israeli reporter they have no intention of keeping US-Iran deal
Source and signal
- Internal intake