Trump Says Iran Agrees to Nuclear Ban, Denies $300B Payment Report
Trump says the memorandum bars Iran from building a nuclear weapon and rejects reports of a $300 billion U.S.-backed fund.
- President Donald Trump confirmed a memorandum of understanding with Iran will be signed in Geneva on Friday, yet rejected reports of a $300 billion reconstruction package as "fake news."
- US Vice President JD Vance distinguished the framework from past cash transfers, stating the agreement centers on sanctions relief rather than direct government payments to Tehran.
- Iranian officials have presented the package as "compensation" for war-related losses, directly clashing with Trump's assertion that Washington will provide no direct financial incentives.
- This public disagreement exposes a fragile point in the peace framework, as differing expectations over economic guarantees threaten to derail the diplomatic process before the planned signing.
- The agreement extends a ceasefire for 60 days while aiming to secure long-term nuclear restrictions, though resolving implementation disputes remains the primary challenge ahead.
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While the Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei validated the memorandum of understanding with Washington, the postponement of the journey of US Vice-President JD Vance weakens the start of the negotiations.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, broke his silence this Thursday on the memorandum of understanding with the United States and said he accepted it after receiving assurances from senior officials in his country that the rights of the Islamic Republic and the Resistance Front will be safeguarded. However, he warned that the upcoming face-to-face negotiations with Washington will not “involve acceptance of the enemy’s position.”
Layatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said that he had approved the memorandum of understanding with the United States despite a "different opinion" on the matter.
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s ghostly supreme leader, has admitted differences with Pezeshkian, the Iranian president, over the U.S. deal and says that the president, Masoud Pezeshkian, convinced him to accept the understanding agreement with the U.S. Moreover, he states in the umpteenth statement that “Trump sought the deal with despair.” With these statements, it seems clear that the missing Mojtaba Khamenei sends a message of caution to …
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