A senior administration official detailed elements of a potential short-term agreement between the U.S. and Iran on Friday, which could lead to formal negotiations to end the conflict between the two countries.
The senior administration official, in a call with reporters Friday afternoon, said the deal: reopens the Strait of Hormuz and ends the U.S. naval blockage; “leads to the dismantling of the Iranian nuclear program;” “leads to the United States getting the enriched [nuclear] material” and that material being destroyed then removed from the country; and has “an inspection regime that makes sure that this is a long-term commitment and that it’s long-term enforceable.”
That would completely blow up the deal made between then-President Barack Obama and Iran that President Trump blew up during his first term.
As part of the proposed deal, Iran would receive economic rewards if it meets its obligations, according to senior administration officials.
“If they comply, they’re going to be relieved of a lot of the economic pressures that they’ve been under for many, many years, so they do get reintegrated into the world economy,” said the administration official, who was not named.
The official denied that Iran would receive any sanctions or financial relief upfront, but confirmed that if Iran fulfills its obligations under the deal, it will be “rewarded economically.”
The official would not comment on the scale of the economic relief, ABC News reported.
“The Iranians don’t get anything upon the signing of the MOU or upon the negotiation itself, what they get is that they get rewarded economically for complying with their obligations under the deal,” the officials said.
In addition, there is a 60-day window for further technical negotiations on the remaining points of contention, the official said, per the outlet.
The terms of any potential agreement remain the subject of intense debate, with U.S. and Iranian officials often offering sharply different accounts of what has been discussed and what each side is willing to accept.
Complicating matters further, American negotiators have had to navigate a fractured power structure within Iran, where various factions of the regime may not be fully aligned on the path forward.
President Donald Trump has spent months expressing optimism that a deal is within reach, even as the uneasy ceasefire has been punctuated by military strikes, escalating rhetoric, and periodic threats from both sides.
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