Senior Iranian politician Nabavian criticized Clause 4 of the emerging US-Iran MoU, saying the 30-day timeline for an American troop withdrawal from the "area surrounding Iran" is undefined. He argued that without precise distances and locations, the clause is open to dangerous interpretation.
Deputy Chairman of Iran's Parliamentary National Security Committee, Nabavian, issued a detailed critique of Clause 4 in the draft US-Iran memorandum of understanding. In remarks carried by the Fotros Resistancee platform, he acknowledged that the clause contains one positive element — a US commitment to lift its naval blockade within 30 days of signing. However, he sharply criticized the provision for American troop withdrawal, which states forces must leave the "area surrounding Iran" within 30 days after the final agreement.
Nabavian noted two problems: first, the trigger for the withdrawal is tied to a "final agreement" whose timeline remains unknown; second, the phrase "surrounding Iran" is geographically undefined. He questioned whether it means Bahrain, a 100-km radius, or 2 meters from the border, arguing that exact distances and locations should have been specified. The critique continues a thread of Iranian internal pushback against the emerging text. As The Zioneer reported at 18:15, Nabavian previously objected to Clause 2, which he said wrongly equates US and Iranian sovereignty.
The latest remarks underscore that while Iranian leadership appears to be advancing toward a framework deal, hardliners in parliament are scrutinizing the language for what they see as dangerous ambiguities that could undermine Tehran's negotiating position.
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