Iran has agreed in principle to a proposal that would include disposing of highly enriched uranium, a senior administration official told US reporters in a briefing on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The official noted that efforts to close a deal were still underway.<\/p>\n
The final agreement could see Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> in exchange for the US lifting the blockade on Iranian ports.<\/p>\n CBS reported that the agreement would also see the US make accommodation for sanctions relief in exchange for Iranian accommodation on nuclear enrichment.<\/p>\n The administration official told reporters that there was a “broad commitment” on the principles of the documents, and that the Trump team feels positive about where negotiations stand.<\/p>\n The semi-official IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency reported on the ongoing negotiations, claiming they were still at risk of collapsing.<\/p>\n According to Tasnim, the US was still\u00a0blocking some clauses of the agreement, including the release of\u00a0Iran’s frozen<\/a>\u00a0assets<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Iran has emphasized that it will not fall short of its red lines for the realization of people’s rights,” Tasnim declared.<\/p>\n In the briefing to reporters, White House officials told reporters that they did not expect a deal to be reached on Sunday and believed that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a> would take several days to approve any deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n This comes after Iran\u00a0denied agreeing to give up any enriched uranium<\/a> in a US ceasefire deal, stating it had not yet accepted any action on the nuclear issue, Reuters reported Sunday morning.<\/p>\n The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – labeled the ‘Islamabad Declaration’ by Al Arabiya – reportedly states that both parties would sign a 60-day ceasefire extension and include the possibility of further talks and an extension during the two-month period.<\/p>\n If the MOU is approved by Iran’s Supreme National Council, it will be sent to Mojtaba Khamenei for final approval.<\/p>\n