Conflicting information regarding the agreement
However, the New York Times reported that three Iranian officials confirmed to the newspaper that Iran had agreed to a framework agreement that would end the fighting and reopen the strait, without Iran charging transit fees.
They stated that the agreement would end fighting on all fronts, including in Lebanon. They also said it focused on opening the strait and left sensitive nuclear issues for later. These are expected to be negotiated within 30 to 60 days. According to the quoted representatives of Tehran, the agreement is to unlock USD 25 billion. Iranian assets frozen abroad.
So far, Iran has not published any direct and official response to Trump's statement, which said that the final details of the agreement were being discussed and that he would provide full information soon.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Bagheai only published a tweet referring to the agreement of the Roman Emperor Philip I the Arab (204-249 AD) to withdraw Roman troops from Persia, then ruled by the Sassanid dynasty.
“In the Roman mind, Rome was the undisputed center of the world. But the Iranians dispelled this illusion; when Marcus Julius Philip (Philip the Arab) marched east against Persia, the campaign ended not with a Roman victory, but with a peace made on Sassanid terms: the emperor had to come to terms with them!” – wrote the spokesman.
According to, among others, “Wall Street Journal” On Saturday, leaders of Middle Eastern countries, including Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt, urged Trump to agree to a preliminary agreement with Iran during a joint teleconference.
