The final draft of a possible deal between the United States and Iran, mediated by Pakistan, is expected to be announced within hours, Al Arabiya sources said on Friday.
Its key terms were exclusively obtained by the network and include the following:
- Immediate, comprehensive, unconditional ceasefire on all fronts, including land, sea, and air
- Mutual commitment not to target military, civilian, or economic infrastructure
- End to military operations and halt of media war
- Commitments to respect sovereignty, territorial integrity, and non-interference in internal affairs
- Guarantees of freedom of navigation in the Arabian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman
- Joint mechanism to monitor implementation and resolve disputes
- Negotiations on outstanding issues to begin within seven days
- Gradual lifting of US sanctions in exchange for Iran’s commitment to the terms of the agreement
- Draft agreement reaffirming compliance with international law and UN Charter
- Agreement to take effect immediately once officially announced by both sides
US says “good signs” for a deal with Iran
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Thursday there had been “some good signs” in the talks, but there could be no solution if Tehran enforced a tolling system in the strait, which it effectively closed to most shipping after the war began on February 28. “There’s some good signs,” Rubio said. “I don’t want to be overly optimistic…So, let’s see what happens over the next few days.”
A senior Iranian source told Reuters on Thursday that gaps had been narrowed, although uranium enrichment and the strait remained among the sticking points. Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Donald Trump said he will “have to do something very drastic” if Iran refuses to guarantee it will not acquire a nuclear weapon.
Tehran has so far retained its stockpile of near weapons-grade enriched uranium, which the US President has vowed to obtain and destroy. He told reporters at the Oval Office: “We will get it. We don’t need it, we don’t want it. We’ll probably destroy it after we get it, but we’re not going to let them have it.”
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