The United States, Iran, and mediating countries are discussing signing the memorandum of understanding remotely in the coming hours, rather than at the planned in-person meeting on Friday, according to a diplomatic source cited by Yedioth Ahronoth. If the remote signing proceeds, the clauses concerning the Strait of Hormuz would take immediate effect, and the US may publish the full text of the agreement.
A diplomatic source cited by Yedioth Ahronoth reports that Washington, Tehran, and mediating countries are discussing signing the MOU remotely in the coming hours, rather than at the planned in-person meeting on Friday. As The Zioneer first reported at 18:25 Jerusalem — based on a single source — the US and Iran were exploring a signing as early as tonight, which would bring the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of the US naval blockade. Minutes later (18:25 Jerusalem, same minute), Barak Ravid (N12) reported that the parties were discussing an electronic signing that would activate the Strait of Hormuz clauses. The current Yedioth Ahronoth report corroborates those earlier signals and adds that if the remote signing proceeds, the clauses concerning the strait would take immediate effect and the US may publish the full text.
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Source and signal
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