Iran says U.S. talks have reached final draft of 14-point understanding

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a live appearance on state television that secret talks with the Trump administration have advanced to a final draft of a 14-point memorandum of understanding. He said the document is now in its final review stage, but declined to reveal the full contents, warning that the security and political situation remains volatile and that clauses could still be changed before any official signature.

Araghchi said, “We have reached a final draft of a memorandum of understanding with 14 points, which is now in the final stages of review.” He also said, “I prefer not to reveal the details of the memorandum until it is signed officially.” He added explicitly that “Lebanon will be part of the agreement,” signaling that Beirut is included in the broader framework. The article says this indicates Iran is tying a deal on the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf arrangements to a wider political settlement that also concerns Hezbollah.

Araghchi also told Iranians that any deal requires compromise, saying, “There is never an agreement in which one side takes 100% and the other makes all the concessions.” He cautioned that the text is not final and “there is a good chance the memorandum will be signed, but until then, things can still go up or down, clauses can be added or removed, and it is not final.”

Earlier Saturday, President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that a U.S.-Iran agreement could be signed as soon as Sunday. He said Iran “no longer wants nuclear weapons and will not have them,” warned that the United States also has a military option if no deal is completed, and claimed that once the agreement is signed the Strait of Hormuz will open to international traffic. Trump also said relations with Tehran are better than under previous administrations, that Washington will not transfer funds to Iran, and that the U.S. will work to seize and destroy Iran’s enriched uranium, which he described as “nuclear dust” buried deep under mountains.