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US official: Iran claims it didn't commit to supervision in MOU

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US official: Iran claims it didn't commit to supervision in MOU

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A US official told i24NEWS that the emerging memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran includes supervisory mechanisms regarding Iran, but that Iran is now claiming it did not commit to any oversight, according to an American official familiar with the matter.

01 · THE DISPATCH

A US official familiar with the details told i24NEWS that the emerging US-Iran memorandum of understanding includes supervision over Iran's activities — but that Iran is now messaging that it did not commit to any such oversight. The official added that an Iranian source has denied making any commitment on monitoring, directly contradicting the American understanding of the MOU's content. The report by Barak Betesh (i24NEWS) comes as a series of conflicting accounts have emerged from both sides. As The Zioneer previously reported (BACKGROUND), Iran has signaled a version of the MOU that omits uranium surrender and demands Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, while US officials have described a narrower framework focused on nuclear oversight. The discrepancy over whether Iran agreed to supervision — a core element of any credible deal — remains unresolved, with no official text released by either side.

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