Details of US-Iran deal revealed in 12-point plan including timeline for US withdrawal – Sky News Australia

Fresh details of the secretive US-Iran MOU lay out have been revealed, which seeks to establish a pathway toward a comprehensive peace agreement, according to a report.
Newly revealed details of the secretive US-Iran MOU lay out that it would extend the cease-fire to Lebanon, allow Iran to manage the Strait of Hormuz, temporarily waive Iranian oil sanctions and establish a pathway toward a comprehensive peace agreement, Israel’s Channel 12 reported Tuesday.
It makes no concrete promises regarding Iran’s nuclear program outside of a pledge never to produce or obtain a nuclear weapon and the willingness to have further discussions about other details in a 60-day negotiation period that will begin after the document’s signing ceremony on Friday.
The framework, which would serve as the basis for broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran, outlines commitments on nuclear issues, sanctions relief, maritime security and the eventual withdrawal of American forces from the region.
Oman and Iran have already begun discussions on the last point, and are aiming to charge a fee for “services” provided, a senior regional source told The Post.
Under the proposed agreement, Iran, the United States and their respective allies would stop all hostilities in the region — explicitly including in Lebanon, where US ally Israel and Iranian proxy Hezbollah are currently warring.
Importantly for the US: the memorandum also includes a renewed Iranian commitment not to develop or acquire nuclear weapons — a signature feature of the 2015 Iran deal signed by former President Barack Obama but rescinded by Trump in 2018.
Other points also focus on Tehran’s nuclear program — but make no changes to Iran’s position, only establishing that the US and Iran will have general discussions about it
“US and Iran to discuss enrichment issue and Iran’s nuclear needs,” the text said, according to Channel 12.
Rather, the “status quo” will be maintained during the 60-day negotiations — meaning Iran can technically state they have not given up their program, which was set back years after the US destroyed key nuclear sites during Operation Midnight Hammer.
The text also does not state that Iran will degrade or destroy its buried enriched uranium stockpiles, instead noting that the “US and Iran pledge to resolve” the issue.
The agreement would also provide Tehran with significant economic relief.
The United States will lift its naval blockade of Iran, refrain from imposing new sanctions and commit not to increase its military presence in the region during the negotiation period — removing them only when and if a final deal is reached at the end of the 60 days.
Washington would also grant Iran temporary sanctions waivers allowing it to sell oil while talks are underway.
In addition, the United States would make frozen Iranian assets available for use “upon implementation of the memorandum,” according to the report.
One of the most consequential provisions concerns the Strait of Hormuz, allowing Iran to manage the critical oil chokepoint during the 60-day negotiation period.
The memorandum gives Iran responsibility for ensuring the safe and free passage of commercial vessels through the strategic waterway for the 60 days, with no transit charges imposed during that time.
However, it also states that negotiations will be held between Iran and Oman, with the participation of Gulf policy, to define “arrangements regarding shipping and maritime services” — for which multiple regional sources told The Post that Tehran could push for payment.
Once a final deal is inked, the United States would withdraw its forces from the region within 30 days and lift all sanctions imposed on Iran.
While the reported memorandum lays out a roadmap toward a broader settlement, many of its provisions — particularly those related to uranium enrichment, sanctions relief, American troop withdrawals and the reconstruction fund — would likely face intense scrutiny from lawmakers, regional allies and nonproliferation experts.
Neither Washington nor Tehran had publicly released the text of the memorandum as of Tuesday.
The White House did not respond to questions about the reported text’s accuracy.
Originally published as Details of US-Iran deal revealed in 12-point plan including timeline for US withdrawal, $424 billion fund, Hormuz passage
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