TEHRAN, June 14: Iran has not yet made a final decision on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at ending the conflict involving the United States and Israel, according to Iran’s Fars news agency.
Fars reported that the political, legal, and technical aspects of the proposed agreement are still under review.
Meanwhile, a Qatari delegation traveled to Tehran on Sunday to assess recent developments in diplomatic efforts involving Iran and the United States following last week’s talks, according to local media reports.
Iranian news agency Tasnim reported that the delegation is in the Iranian capital to review the latest developments in the diplomatic process and has held consultations with Iranian officials.
According to ISNA, the delegation is headed by an adviser to Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. The visit is aimed at continuing the exchange of messages between Tehran and Washington regarding an MoU intended to end the conflict.
In Iran, dozens of people staged a demonstration outside a Foreign Ministry office in the northeastern city of Mashhad, chanting slogans against Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi following a televised interview concerning a potential peace agreement with the United States.
The protests followed a state television broadcast in which Araghchi said the proposed agreement includes provisions for dismantling the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports, which Washington imposed after Iran’s blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
Protesters demanded the resignation of senior officials, chanting, “Araghchi, resign” and “Ghalibaf, resign,” referring to the foreign minister and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is also serving as the chief negotiator.
While President Donald Trump and Pakistani officials have said that a deal aimed at ending the conflict could be finalized as early as Sunday, authorities in Tehran have remained cautious about the timeline.
Trump said that a framework agreement is expected to be signed on Sunday, with Islamabad stating that an electronic signing ceremony is being organized.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that if the agreement does not materialize, the United States has “an ultimate alternative.”
“Barack Hussein Obama’s Deal with Iran, the JCPOA, was an easy, beautiful, smooth road to a Nuclear Weapon, which Iran would have had six years ago, and would have used long before now. My Agreement with Iran is the exact opposite, A WALL TO NO NUCLEAR WEAPON! In fact, they no longer want a Nuclear Weapon, nor will they have one, either through purchase, development, or any other form of procurement. The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL,” Trump wrote.
However, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei downplayed the prospect of an immediate conclusion, stating, “It will not be tomorrow,” though he acknowledged that an agreement could still be formalized in the coming days.
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