According to a report by Dror Balazadeh (Channel 14), Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf have agreed on the terms of a deal with Qatari mediators present in Tehran. However, IRGC commander Ahmad Vahidi attended the meeting but did not agree to all points and requested that the final decision be passed to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not yet approved the details. The bottom line, per the source: everything could still unravel.
Dror Balazadeh, a diplomatic correspondent for Israel's Channel 14, reports that a breakthrough occurred on Wednesday when Qatari representatives were present in Tehran. According to his sources, the terms of an emerging deal have been agreed at the level of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf — the latter has been reported by Reuters as expected to sign an MOU alongside US Vice President JD Vance.
However, the report highlights a significant internal hurdle: IRGC commander Ahmad Vahidi attended the meeting but withheld full agreement, requesting that the final decision be passed to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not yet authorized the details. Balazadeh summarizes that despite progress, the deal could still collapse.
The Zioneer has previously reported a flurry of diplomatic activity around a potential US-Iran framework, including conflicting signals: Iran state media on June 11 signaled a high likelihood of a deal, while an Iranian negotiation team source dismissed reports of a Sunday Geneva signing as "completely false." One diplomat told Israeli journalist Barak Ravid that the text is agreed pending final approval. Wednesday's reported meeting in Tehran, which this bulletin draws on, adds internal IRGC hesitation to the picture.
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