Iran's Tasnim news agency said on the 28th local time that the text of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to end the war has not yet been finalized, responding to a U.S. media report that the United States and Iran had agreed to sign the MOU.
Citing a source familiar with Iran's negotiating team, the agency reported, "Claims by some in the West that the so-called MOU text between Iran and the United States has been finalized and only an official announcement by both sides remains are not true, and it has not yet been finally concluded."
The source said, "Iran has not yet informed mediator Pakistan that the text has been finalized," adding, "If the text is in fact finalized, Iran will announce it officially to mediator Pakistan and the public."
The source added, "Until then, any claims by Western sources that the matter has been settled are not credible."
Earlier, U.S. outlet Axios reported that the two countries' negotiating teams completed fine-tuning of the MOU on the 26th and that Iran notified the U.S. side it was ready to sign immediately after securing final approval from senior leadership, including the supreme leadership.
President Trump was said to have put an immediate signature on hold, conveying to the mediators that several more days were needed for review.