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A time aft U.S. President Donald Trump backed distant from a threatened onslaught connected Iran, claiming advancement successful talks, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said connected Friday (June 12, 2026) that Washington and Tehran person “never been closer” to reaching a preliminary agreement.
“The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has ne'er been closer. Pending its finalization, the media should refrain from entering speculation astir its content. In enactment with our liable and transparent approach, each details volition beryllium shared with the nationalist successful owed course,” Mr. Araghchi wrote successful a societal media post.
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His comments came aft Iran’s Mehr news agency, citing a root adjacent to the country’s negotiating team, claimed that the woody would spot “the merchandise of $24 cardinal of Iran’s blocked funds during the 60-day last dialog period”. According to a draught of the statement released by Mehr, determination would beryllium a imperishable halt to warring connected each fronts, “including Lebanon”.
The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has ne'er been closer. Pending its finalization, the media should refrain from entering speculation astir its content.
In enactment with our liable and transparent approach, each details volition beryllium shared with the nationalist successful owed course.
It besides calls for lifting the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and reopening the Strait of Hormuz wrong 30 days. Sanctions connected Iranian lipid and petrochemical revenues would beryllium suspended, and atomic negotiations would beryllium held during the 60-day play to scope a last agreement.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who connected Thursday (June 11, 2026) told reporters successful Oval Office that “a large settlement” with Iran was reached, “subject to finalisation of documents”, connected Friday (June 12) dismissed the reports astir the contented of the woody arsenic “fake news”.
“The presumption that Iran leaked retired to the Fake News person NOTHING to bash with the presumption that were agreed to, successful writing. What they said, including their anemic connection connected having a deal, bears nary narration to the truth,” helium wrote successful a societal media post. Mr. Trump besides claimed that Iran carried retired drone attacks astatine Indian ships successful the Strait of Hormuz. “They amended get their enactment together, and FAST!”
Vice-President J.D. Vance besides slammed the dispersed of “fake information” astir the presumption of the projected deal. “First, the Iranians are not receiving immoderate cash, and nary funds are being released for simply signing a woody oregon attending a meeting,” helium wrote successful a societal post. “The woody is structured to guarantee that the US and its allies concerns are prioritized, and that if the Islamic Republic of Iran meets its obligations, past economical benefits volition travel to them and to the full region.”
Earlier successful the day, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said successful Tehran that a “potential understanding” was “close to completion”, but blamed the contradictory positions” of the U.S. for the hold successful finalising the deal.
“The substance has astir been finalised successful its large parts. The occupation is that the contradictory positions of the United States person ever caused turbulence and disruption successful this process,” Mr. Baghaei said astatine a property briefing.
He added that Iran would not compromise connected its reddish lines. Iran has rejected U.S. unit truthful acold to export its highly enriched uranium retired of the state and dismantle its enrichment infrastructure.
Qatar’s person Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said mediation efforts had “led to advancement successful the proposals nether treatment wrong the model of ongoing negotiations”, but did not corroborate Mr. Trump’s assertion that a woody had been finalised.
