An Iranian official tells Reuters the draft memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran includes Iranian agreement to dilute its enriched uranium stockpile inside Iran, with implementation details to be negotiated within 60 days. The framework also reportedly provides for Iran to immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, US oil sanctions relief for a defined period, and the release of $25 billion in frozen Iranian assets — including direct cash transfers, regional cooperation mechanisms, and financial credit lines.
An Iranian official has provided Reuters with new details of the draft US-Iran memorandum of understanding, confirming that the framework includes an Iranian commitment to dilute its enriched uranium stockpile domestically, with implementation details to be negotiated within 60 days. The official also stated the draft provides for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a defined period of US oil sanctions relief, and the release of $25 billion in frozen Iranian assets via direct cash transfers, regional cooperation mechanisms, and financial credit lines. This latest disclosure consolidates a narrative that has evolved rapidly since 13:00 Jerusalem, when a senior Iranian official first told Reuters the draft included a $25 billion asset release and temporary oil sanctions relief. At 12:59 Jerusalem, as The Zioneer reported, a senior Iranian official told Reuters that the US had agreed to on-site dilution—a departure from earlier US formulations favoring removal of the material. At 13:13, a channel linked to Iran published what it described as the full six-clause draft, listing the same core terms. The successive reports have moved from anonymous leaks to an on-record Iranian source, corroborating the framework. As The Zioneer reported on June 12, President Trump confirmed an imminent 60-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, while the technical fate of Iran's enriched uranium—whether diluted, removed, or rendered unusable—was left to a second-stage deal, per a report at 08:25 Jerusalem. What remains open is the precise mechanism and verification regime for the domestic dilution, and the fate of Iran's existing enriched uranium stockpile beyond the stated goal of dilution—the previous US position had called for the material to be shipped abroad or destroyed, a tension the draft does not resolve.
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