According to a report by journalist Amichai Stein (i24NEWS), the US-Iran memorandum of understanding stipulates that enriched uranium will not leave Iran but will be diluted there under IAEA supervision. The MOU reportedly states that the mechanism for releasing frozen Iranian assets will be agreed upon from the signing date, with no requirement for significant prior steps by Tehran.
The emerging US-Iran nuclear framework continues to generate controversy, with a new report from Amichai Stein (i24NEWS) indicating a significant concession by the Trump administration. According to Stein, the memorandum of understanding — known as the 'Islamabad Agreement' — provides that all enriched uranium will remain inside Iran and be diluted there under IAEA supervision, rather than being removed or shipped abroad. This contradicts previous statements by senior US officials and by President Trump himself, who had described a deal under which the material would be 'buried under a mountain' or 'removed' from Iranian territory.
The MOU also reportedly states that a mechanism for releasing frozen Iranian assets — estimated by earlier reports at $12 billion — will be agreed upon from the moment of signing, without requiring Iran to take significant prior steps. Critics have noted that Iran's only commitments in the framework — reopening the Strait of Hormuz and reaffirming its NPT commitment not to seek nuclear weapons — are positions Tehran already held, as The Zioneer reported earlier this week from an Iranian analysis. A senior US official had told N12 on Friday that an agreement had been reached on destruction of enriched uranium and expressed confidence Israel would cooperate. The new report suggests that 'destruction' now means dilution in place, not export or dismantlement of infrastructure.
As The Zioneer reported on June 11, Prime Minister Netanyahu received commitments from President Trump — conveyed in a phone call — that the final agreement would require removal of enriched material, dismantling of enrichment infrastructure, limits on missile production, and an end to support for proxies. The new detail about in-Iran dilution appears to contradict that framework, unless a separate second-stage deal addresses removal at a later date. A previous report by The Zioneer noted that the leaked MOU already deferred enriched uranium resolution to a second-stage negotiation, with a 60-day timeline.
2 developments
- StrongFull text of US-Iran MOU: Iran retains enrichment, US pledges sanctions relief and asset release
- DevelopingFull text of US-Iran MoU published, omits IDF withdrawal but implies it, sources say
- DevelopingSenior Iranian official tells Reuters: US agrees Iran can dilute enriched uranium on its soil
- ConfirmedSenior US official: Deal expected within days, US to receive all enriched uranium
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