Reported U.S.-Iran Draft Deal Would Ease Maritime Curbs and Unfreeze Assets

An Iranian report has detailed the main contours of a possible understanding between Tehran and Washington, saying the draft includes security guarantees, partial asset releases, and a phased easing of economic and maritime restrictions. The account was attributed to Mehdi Mohammadi, a strategic adviser to the head of Iran’s negotiating team, and was cited by the Iranian news agency Fars, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

According to the reported framework, the first stage would halt all military attacks against Iran and Lebanon and block any new military action on the agenda. The U.S. side would also have to provide the guarantees needed to prevent a return to armed confrontation.

The second element would release some of Iran’s frozen assets as implementation begins, while part of the sanctions and economic restrictions are suspended. Another major pillar is easing limits on Iranian commercial shipping, with the stated goal of restoring Iran’s maritime trade to normal conditions and removing obstacles to international transport.

The nuclear file would not be addressed at the outset. Instead, the parties would first implement and verify the initial commitments, and only then move nuclear talks to later stages. In the final phase, the draft envisions full removal of U.S. sanctions and mechanisms for compensation and reconstruction of damage caused by the war and economic pressure, a demand described as especially important for Iran. Separately, Anwar Gargash, senior adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates, said in an X post that the region is approaching an agreement that would close the chapter of war and open a political track, and that the UAE had combined firmness with flexibility while backing peace, stability, homeland defense, sovereignty, and its interests.