Iran's Tasnim news agency reports that several changes were made to the US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU) in the hours before its publication, including adding the phrase 'ensuring the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon' to the first article — a phrase U.S. President Trump had rejected in earlier drafts, according to the Iranian agency. Trump also insisted the Strait of Hormuz be opened immediately upon the deal's announcement, but Iran did not accept, and it was agreed that the process would begin only after the agreement is signed on Friday.
Iran's state-affiliated Tasnim news agency published further details on the emerging U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU) in a report Monday afternoon, revealing last-minute changes to the text and a delayed timeline for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
The agency reports that a clause on 'ensuring the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon' was added to the first article of the MOU in the hours before its publication — phrasing it says President Trump had rejected in earlier drafts. On the Strait of Hormuz, the agency says Trump insisted it reopen immediately upon the deal's announcement, but Iran refused; a compromise was reached to begin the process only after the formal signing on Friday. The report adds to a thread of Iranian claims about the strait: earlier Monday at 12:10 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported an Iranian source telling Fars News that a last-minute wording change in the MOU granted Iran and Oman control over navigation services, amounting to U.S. recognition of Iran's right to charge tolls after a 60-day grace period. All these claims remain attributed to a single unnamed Iranian source.
The Lebanon clause reported by Tasnim aligns with earlier Iranian positions — as The Zioneer reported on Thu Jun 11, an Iranian negotiator said Tehran would not accept Israeli forces remaining in southern Lebanon. But Israel has forcefully rejected this framework: The Zioneer reported at 09:21 Jerusalem on Monday that neither party has published full terms and that uncertainty persisted over whether Israel would retain the right to operate against Hezbollah threats south of the Litani. By 10:11 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Prime Minister Netanyahu had informed Trump that the IDF will not withdraw from southern Lebanon.
The full text of the MOU has not been released, and the Tasnim report — like earlier Iranian leaks — is based on a single Iranian source without independent confirmation. It remains unclear whether the reported Lebanese sovereignty clause matches the language rejected by Trump or how the signing ceremony scheduled for Friday will resolve the gap between Iran's claims and Israel's stated red lines.
4 developments
- StrongIranian source: Strait of Hormuz reopening to begin Friday after MoU signing
- StrongTrump: US and Iran close to 60-day ceasefire deal, Strait of Hormuz to reopen
- StrongIran Demands Hormuz Revenue, Says Trump Post Contradicts Interim Deal
- ConfirmedSenior US official: Trump, Vance, and Iran parliament speaker signed MOU — quick opening of Strait of Hormuz possible
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