Summary
- However, he refused to comment on the timing or location of any potential signing, telling reporters that the world must wait for a “final decision to be made internally.” Baghaei’s careful remarks follow mounting speculation that Switzerland has offered to host a U.S.–Iran peace deal and that such an agreement could also encompass Lebanon, raising questions about Hezbollah’s military posture.
- His comment suggests that while negotiations have advanced, key details remain unresolved or are still being debated inside Tehran’s opaque political hierarchy.
- Baghaei’s refusal to engage with speculation suggests that even as Switzerland prepares its ceremonial pens, the hardest negotiations may still be happening inside Tehran’s closed-door committee rooms.
Iran has confirmed that a potential memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States is in its “final stages of summarising the text” but cautioned that no final decision has been made until internal reviews are complete.
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said relevant institutions inside the Islamic Republic are actively meeting to finalize the draft. However, he refused to comment on the timing or location of any potential signing, telling reporters that the world must wait for a “final decision to be made internally.”
Baghaei’s careful remarks follow mounting speculation that Switzerland has offered to host a U.S.–Iran peace deal and that such an agreement could also encompass Lebanon, raising questions about Hezbollah’s military posture. But the spokesman poured cold water on much of the conjecture.
“I cannot confirm any of the speculations about the text of the understandings,” Baghaei stated. His comment suggests that while negotiations have advanced, key details remain unresolved or are still being debated inside Tehran’s opaque political hierarchy.
Significantly, Baghaei added that “the fact that details of the diplomatic process cannot be discussed does not mean the people are not privy to it.” That statement appeared designed to manage expectations both domestically and internationally: an acknowledgment that secrecy around sensitive talks does not equate to a lack of accountability.
For now, the most concrete takeaway is that an MoU exists in draft form and is undergoing internal legal and political review. What that document contains nuclear curbs, sanctions relief, Lebanon provisions, or otherwise remains unconfirmed. Baghaei’s refusal to engage with speculation suggests that even as Switzerland prepares its ceremonial pens, the hardest negotiations may still be happening inside Tehran’s closed-door committee rooms. The world waits not for a signature, but for Iran’s final internal nod.
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