Iranian officials said late Thursday that major portions of a draft framework agreement between Iran and the United States aimed at ending the war have been completed, but cautioned that the text still requires approval by senior decision-makers in Tehran and that no final deal has been reached.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei was cited by state-run Press TV and state-affiliated Tasnim News Agency as saying that major sections of a potential memorandum of understanding were nearing completion despite what he described as repeated disruptions caused by shifting U.S. positions and military pressure.
“Textually, the text has almost been finalized in its major parts. The problem is that the contradictory positions of the United States have always caused turbulence and disruption in this process,” Baghaei said, according to Press TV….