Iran State TV: MoU to End War, Open Strait of Hormuz
- 3 days ago
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M.A. Dworkin
UPDATE:
Washington, D.C. - In a move that seems to be inching the U.S - Iran 90-day war towards an eventual end, according to a report on Iranian State TV, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is being negotiated between Iran and the United States that calls for U.S. military forces to withdraw from Iran’s vicinity and lift the blockade of Iranian Ports in return for a restoration of shipping and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to pre-war levels.
“In return, Iran has committed to restoring the number of commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz to pre-war levels within one month,” announced the Iranian State televised report.
“The management and route of marine traffic through the strait will be controlled by Iran in cooperation with Oman,” the Iranian state broadcaster IRIB added.
IRIB is regarded as led by hardline elements in the Iranian regime. The report added that the framework of the deal is not yet finalized, and no step will be taken by Tehran without “tangible verification.”
Negotiations are “currently moving back and forth, with both sides refining the wording of the draft text.”
Although the U.S. has not yet officially commented on the report, President Donald Trump will host another Cabinet meeting today amid growing bi-partisan pressure to resolve the war. However, if President Trump's recent contradictory social media posts are any indication of where negotiations are heading, negotiations may in fact be continuing to be moving sideways. Over the weekend, Trump posted that a peace deal with Iran would be announced "shortly" and was "largely negotiated." But shortly after, he posted "it wasn't even fully negotiated yet." Still, after the weekend's Camp David meetings ended, he quickly posted: "Nobody is going to control it," referring to the Iranian TV report on the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Whatever level the negotiations have reached, the Iranian TV report stated that if a final deal is reached within 60 days, the memorandum will be approved in the form of a binding United Nations Security Council resolution.
The MoU, seen as a roadmap for future negotiations on issues such as Iran’s nuclear program and international sanctions against Iran, is being negotiated with Pakistani mediation.
