An Iranian outlet pushed back on U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks about a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to end the war, saying parts were not factual.
Iran's Fars News Agency said on the 29th (local time), citing a source, "President Trump's claims are a mixture of truth and falsehood," and called them "an attempt to manufacture a victory."
It added, "The MOU draft is at the final approval stage inside Iran, and no final decision has been made," and said, "Having realized it would be hard to back out of the agreement, Trump is making statements that contradict the text and saying the naval blockade will end as of now."
The outlet claimed that a clause opening the Strait of Hormuz without tolls was not included in the MOU draft. It also said that after the United States lifts the naval blockade, the strait would be developed according to procedures set by Iran.
On highly enriched uranium, it said there was no provision in the MOU draft for the United States to destroy it. It also claimed the draft states that the United States would pay Iran's frozen $12 billion (about 18 trillion won) immediately after signing the memorandum.
Fars News Agency said, "Only after these issues are resolved will Iran move to the next stage to begin discussions on lifting all sanctions and the nuclear issue," and emphasized, "The final agreement will be based on the principles of the Iranian system and concluded on the basis of thorough distrust of the United States."