Did Trump-Pejeshkian sign the 14-point agreement? Pakistan’s name also in the document

The war between America and Iran is over. US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pejeshkian have signed a 14-point deal. The MoU seeks to end hostilities between the two countries, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and begin a 60-day process to negotiate a final agreement on sanctions as well as Iran’s nuclear programme.

Trump signed the MoU during his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday, after which the agreement signed by Pezeshkian became effective immediately, after which the US has released the draft of the deal. Its draft has been named ‘Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between US and Islamic Republic of Iran’.

A senior US official said that this deal includes the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the removal of Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium and creating a framework for Iran to ease sanctions. ‘This is basically an agreement that allows us to immediately open the Strait of Hormuz, to commit Iran to destroying its enriched uranium stockpile,’ the official said, according to CNN. Gives us an option that if Iran improves its behavior then we will give it relief from economic sanctions.

According to Press TV, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghai said that the draft of the agreement proposal has been finalized and both sides have signed it. He said that talks were going on with Oman and other countries for some time and a great deal of consensus has been reached to manage the Strait of Hormuz.

Baghai said safe maritime passage would be ensured while maintaining the “sovereignty and authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran” over the Strait of Hormuz. The 14-point agreement includes an immediate and permanent end to military operations, including in Lebanon, and a promise to complete negotiations on a final agreement within 60 days, which can be extended by mutual consent.

Under the deal, the US will begin lifting its naval blockade of Hormuz and related sanctions, while Iran will facilitate free and safe passage of commercial vessels through Hormuz for an initial 60-day period. The document also outlines plans for a phased lifting of sanctions, the release of Iran’s seized assets, Treasury waivers for Iranian oil exports, and at least a US$300 billion reconstruction and economic development program for Iran.

According to Press TV, Iran has confirmed in the memorandum that it will not develop or acquire nuclear weapons. The agreement also provides for discussions on the future of Iran’s enriched uranium reserves under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).