Iran-US memorandum of understanding to be signed on Sunday?

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0:01 Hello. Today is Friday, 22 Khordad 1405, June 12, 2026. The talk of an agreement, and of its signing between Iran and America this Sunday, the day after tomorrow, in Geneva, has come to the top of the news. Many domestic and international news agencies have reported that the text of the agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States government has been finalized and will be signed on the sidelines of the summit of the Group of Seven industrialized countries in Geneva, Switzerland. Mr. Shahbaz Sharif, the foreign minister of Pakistan, has also

1:01 said something similar. He said the final text of the peace agreement between America and Iran has been accepted by both sides and that peace has never been this close. Pakistan would like this agreement to be named the Islamabad Agreement, because Pakistan has been the mediator of these negotiations. Of course, in the early stages Oman was also a mediator, and in the final stages Qatar also made a great deal of effort. Pakistan takes this so seriously that the Pakistani foreign minister has also spoken with the foreign minister

1:53 of Switzerland, and it seems the Pakistani foreign minister is also supposed to travel to Switzerland. The news agencies are also reporting that four planes carrying the security equipment for Mr. JD Vance, army planes, have gone ahead to Switzerland, and that Mr. JD Vance is headed to Switzerland. If he goes, then presumably on the Iranian side Mr. Ghalibaf will head the Iranian delegation, and the agreement, or rather this memorandum of understanding, between Iran and America will be signed. With the announcement of this news and its circulation in the news agencies,

2:46 the price of oil came down to around 88–89 dollars. Brent North Sea crude fell below 90 dollars, stock markets went up, and in short, everyone is waiting for such an agreement to take place. Mr. Araghchi, the foreign minister of the Islamic Republic, also posted a tweet in which he said we have never been this close to finalizing an agreement, and he asked the press to avoid speculation. Mr. Trump, who is thoroughly angry with the American press and likewise with the Iranian press,

3:43 and who had posted some sharp, harsh tweets today, put Mr. Araghchi's tweet word for word on his own Truth Social, that is, he retweeted it. In addition, Mr. Araghchi tonight, in a lengthy interview on the Islamic Republic's state television, referred to this agreement, discussed it, and made some points. Many of them, of course, were along the lines that the agreement is close, that others should not speculate needlessly, and that in the arena of diplomacy we did this and we did that. But one of the points he made was about collecting tolls in the Strait of Hormuz. He said it is not practical, it is not possible,

4:43 but that the management of the Strait will not be as it was in the past. In any case, if nothing in particular happens, because several times already there has been talk of an agreement, reconciliation and peace, and at the last moment events have intervened and it has fallen apart, if nothing happens, it seems that on Sunday, for now at least for 60 days, a ceasefire and the extinguishing of the fire of this destructive and fruitless war will be signed. What has been reported in the news agencies, both international and inside Iran, in any case, citing informed sources and others,

5:39 and Mr. Araghchi himself also used this term, "14 articles," it seems that what will be signed on Sunday, or a few days later or a few days earlier, is a memorandum of understanding, an MOU, between the two sides. Its first article is that for 60 days, which is also extendable, a complete ceasefire and a halt to all military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, in addition to the Persian Gulf and Iran, will be established. Another point of these 14 articles is that during this period the complete lifting of the blockade, that is,

6:43 the naval blockade, will also be carried out by America within 30 days. Within those same 30 days, Iran will reopen the Strait, things like mine clearing and other matters, so that within 30 days these restrictions are in effect removed for both sides. Another point that has been published so far, if it also appears in the final text, is that during these 60 days, which is the period in which the two sides will negotiate over Iran's nuclear program, Iran has the right to export oil and its derivatives and petrochemicals and their derivatives, petrochemical products, and to receive the money for them.

7:40 There is also talk that of Iran's assets frozen because of American sanctions or international sanctions, 12 billion dollars will be released at the start of these 60 days, and another 12 billion dollars at the end of the 60 days, upon the signing of the final agreement or contract. But this figure is disputed. Some sources say that the 6 billion dollars held in Qatar, the 6 billion euros held in Qatar, will be released. Some say 3 billion dollars of Iran's assets in the UAE will be released, or even was released two days ago. And of course Mr. JD Vance said today that no,

8:39 no money at all is supposed to be released. In any case, this is one of the points that remains unclear, especially since if any money is released before the final agreement and that final contract, Mr. Trump will come under a great deal of pressure and criticism here in America, because time and again, from when he withdrew from the JCPOA in his first term, through his election campaigns, right up to today, he has constantly attacked Obama for putting money at Iran's disposal, which Iran then used for terrorist activities and so on. Another point is that in one of the clauses

9:33 of these 14 articles it says that Iran commits to remaining in the NPT, under which, with the supervision of the IAEA, it will never move toward nuclear weapons. Of course, Iran has said these things before and has remained in the NPT, so this was not, so to speak, a difficult item. Another of these 14 articles states that during these, so to speak, two months in which the negotiations reach a conclusion and the final contract is signed, in that final contract all of Iran's sanctions, both primary and secondary sanctions, will be lifted, as well as

10:29 the UN Security Council sanctions. In another clause, the final clause of these 14 articles, it says that the final agreement will also be approved by the UN Security Council, so that America is more bound by it, because Mr. Trump has once behaved this way, unilaterally withdrawing from the JCPOA. Even so, even if it is approved by the Security Council, last time too Security Council Resolution 2231 was the guarantor of the JCPOA, yet Trump withdrew, so he could do it again. But in any case, this is one of the points. However, the article that draws the most attention,

11:23 if it is present in the text that is to be signed, is the article stating that a fund for investment in Iran will be established, containing 300 billion dollars, for carrying out a series of projects in Iran. Of course, Iran has said it is for damages and reconstruction, but apparently, if it is as I have heard, it is in fact like a kind of Middle East Marshall Plan, in which there would be joint investments, for example in the petrochemical sector, between Iran and Saudi Arabia and others. Pakistan and Turkey would also be part of this plan, in projects of this kind. And it is a worthy undertaking, whose

12:19 management would mainly be American, but the investment and joint work and such would be by the countries of the region. In effect, through the mutual interdependence of these countries, the moderates in the region, not just in Iran, would practically be strengthened against the radicals of all these countries, and at the same time mutual financial and investment interdependence reduces the possibility of later tensions. Just as the Marshall Plan had this function in Europe, where after years and decades, indeed centuries, of conflict between Germany, France, Britain and the European countries, effectively

13:12 the Marshall Plan, which George Marshall, the US Secretary of State, announced on behalf of America, and which was of course American capital, effectively caused the European countries to go down a path that ended in the European Union, economic cooperation, and even a common currency like the euro. In any case, we must wait and see whether on Sunday or some other day such a memorandum of understanding will be signed, and if it is, how the negotiations over the next 60 days will proceed and what result they will reach. Meanwhile, in Albania, where Sazan Island is supposed to be handed over for investment to

14:08 American companies in which Mr. Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump are partners and involved, this affair has created an uproar in Albania, with people saying Albania is not for sale, and raising environmental issues, including that this place, where hotels, a casino and so on are supposed to be built, is the habitat of flamingos and various animal species. These protests have been dubbed the "Flamingo Revolution." But what is interesting is that Albania's prime minister has pointed the finger of blame at the Islamic Republic, saying it is fabricating things, has waged a hybrid war, and is spreading

15:02 disinformation through social networks. Iran has responded, saying, "Take care of your own people." In any case, the tension between this small European country and Iran, which has a history, has intensified as a result of these events. Hoping for the victory of Iran and Iranians.