Tentative agreement with Iran would turn clock back to Feb. 27
A draft memorandum of understanding is being considered by President Trump that would revert negotiations with Iran to their status on February 27. The agreement includes a ceasefire and aims to ensure Iran does not develop nuclear weapons while lifting the blockade on Iranian ports. Critics argue that the proposed deal does not address key issues such as Iran's missile production or support for proxies.
- ▪The draft MOU would stop the war with Iran and revert negotiations to February 27.
- ▪A 60-day ceasefire is part of the proposed agreement, which aims to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
- ▪Critics point out that the MOU does not resolve key issues like Iran's missile production or support for proxies.
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QUID PRO STATUS QUO?: Under the terms of a draft memorandum of understanding that President Donald Trump is said to be considering, the war with Iran would stop, and then over a period of 30 days, the status of negotiations would revert to where they were Feb. 27, when Iranian negotiators were offering proposals to deal with its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and promising to forswear any program to develop nuclear weapons. The Strait of Hormuz would return to its status as a free, international waterway, and the U.S. would gradually lift its blockade of Iranian ports. A 60-day ceasefire would follow, and Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would take up where they left off, negotiating terms of a more extensive deal designed to ensure Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon.
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