Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaie said Thursday that the Memorandum of Understanding with the US was signed in both Persian and English, calling the dual-language format "the peak of transparency." He warned that an English-only text could have led to biased translations, and insisted the Persian version is fully consistent with the English one and carries full legal force from Iran's perspective.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaie provided further detail Thursday on the format of the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding with the United States, insisting that the dual Persian-English text was a deliberate transparency measure. Baghaie said the agreement was signed in both languages and that Iran insisted on an official Persian version to prevent what he called "biased translations catering to the translator's taste." The English and Persian texts are fully consistent, he added, and both carry full legal force from Iran's perspective.
The remarks come after a flurry of conflicting signals from Tehran over the past week regarding the MoU's status, content, and signing procedure. As The Zioneer has reported, Iranian officials have alternated between describing the deal as near-complete, denying final approval, and citing internal review by the supreme leadership. Baghaie himself has previously stated the agreement focuses on ending the war and does not address the nuclear issue, and that a presidential signing is under consideration. His latest comments appear aimed at reassuring domestic audiences that Iran's positions were preserved in the text, while offering a public rationale for publishing the agreement in Persian — a move that may ease internal concerns over the opacity of the negotiations.
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