Tehran disseminates a draft agreement with the US that the White House denies

WashingtonThe Iranian state broadcaster said on Wednesday that it had obtained the draft of a preliminary agreement between the United States and Iran that includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the lifting of the US naval blockade. According to this information, which referred to the agreement as "initial and unofficial," Iran would manage the strait in cooperation with Oman, so that both "consolidate their power" in the area.

The White House, however, has stated that the news is not true and that the document it refers to is a “complete fabrication”. “No one should believe what the Iranian state media are publishing,” it said on social media. Iranian public television, IRIB, maintains that the agreement includes the withdrawal of American “military forces” from “the areas around Iran,” a matter that the United States has said is inconceivable.

The document, according to information from Iran, does not mention relevant points such as what would happen with the Iranian nuclear program or its enriched uranium, which Donald Trump wants to see destroyed or handed over to the United States. "The enriched uranium (nuclear powder!) will be immediately handed over to the United States to be taken away and destroyed or, preferably, jointly and coordinately with the Islamic Republic of Iran, it will be destroyed in situ or, elsewhere acceptable," the president wrote on his social network on Monday night.

more countries, especially Saudi Arabia and Qatar, join the Abraham AccordsTrump says he will not be pressured

In a meeting of his cabinet, the US president said he would not be pressured into reaching an agreement. "They thought I would get tired of it –he said–, but I don't care about the midterm elections." "People understand," he stated, referring to the congressional elections to be held in November.

According to him, Iran is "very determined" to reach an agreement because the Iranians "have no other option," although for now they are not satisfied. "We are not satisfied, but we will be. Either that or we will have to finish the job," he stated. At the same time, the president suggested that he could refuse to reach this agreement until more countries, especially Saudi Arabia and Qatar, join the Abraham Accords, which involve the normalization of relations with Israel.

On Sunday, Trump had already demanded that the Gulf countries join the initiative of his first term, which the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are already part of, in addition to Morocco, Sudan, and Kazakhstan. And this Wednesday he said he wants to add this issue to the peace negotiations with Iran, although he refused to say whether the incorporation of these countries into the Abraham Accords would be an indispensable condition for the United States to sign the agreement.

The tycoon has redoubled his threats, both towards Oman, whom he said would have to “behave" or they would "blow them up”, and towards Iran. "We are doing very well. I think they are starting to give us the things they have to give us, and if they do, very good, and if not, the man on my left [Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth] will finish them off," Trump added. The president also assured that the US is not negotiating with Iran to ease the sanctions imposed on Iran, nor are they talking about frozen funds, one of the most important aspects for Tehran: “When they behave and do what is right, we will let them have their money, but for now, no”.

The strait, "open to everyone"

Contradicting the Iranian version, Trump also assured that the strait will be “open to everyone” but that it will not be Iran who will have control. "They are international waters. Nobody will have control, we will monitor it. This is part of the negotiation we have," he emphasized. For Secretary of State Marco Rubio, also present at the cabinet meeting, there has been “some progress and interest” in the negotiations, but it will be necessary to see “in the coming hours and days” if they can “achieve any breakthrough”.

Iran has repeatedly insisted that the United States will have nothing to do with the management of the Strait of Hormuz, as repeated on Monday by the spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Esmaeil Baghaei.