A reported memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran says the two sides would halt military activity on all fronts, including Lebanon, and preserve Lebanon’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. According to the report aired Wednesday by Channel 12, that wording could mean that once a final deal is signed, Israel would likely have to withdraw from southern Lebanon.
The article says the most immediate clause for Israel is the first one, which calls for an immediate and permanent end to military activity between the United States and Iran, with Lebanon included. It also says a final agreement would probably require the IDF to leave the area in the south, where troops from Brigade 401 were shown in archive footage.
The understanding also addresses the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. would lift the naval blockade within 30 days, traffic through the strait would return to prewar levels during that period, and Iran would work to ensure safe passage, including clearing mines. The text says this effectively accepts one of Iran’s major demands, opening talks with Oman and other Gulf states on a new regime for Hormuz rather than restoring the old status quo.
On the nuclear file, the U.S. would remove all sanctions on Iran under a timetable agreed in a final deal, if Tehran makes the nuclear concessions Washington wants. Iran would commit not to acquire or develop nuclear weapons, and the sides would seek solutions for removing accumulated enriched material and for uranium enrichment under an agreed schedule. The article says the U.S. would also refrain from imposing new sanctions while talks continue.
The biggest Iranian gain, according to the report, is an immediate Treasury Department waiver allowing unlimited exports of crude oil and petroleum products while negotiations continue. That could bring Iran billions of shekels, and the U.S. may also grant access to frozen funds abroad. A negotiating team meeting is set for Friday, after which a 60-day clock will begin for talks on a final nuclear deal. President Donald Trump said at the G7 dinner in France that the deadline is not fixed, saying, “I don’t mind extending the deadline.”
