14-point draft of US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding

Al Arabiya English has obtained a copy of the 14-point agreement expected to be signed on Friday between Washington and Tehran.

1. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, together with their allies in the current war, declare upon the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding an immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, and undertake that from now on they will not launch any hostile action against each other, and will refrain from the threat or use of force against each other. The final agreement will confirm the provisions of this Article and the remaining Articles.

2. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States undertake to respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to refrain from interfering in each other's internal aﬀairs.

3. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States undertake to negotiate and reach a final agreement within a maximum period of 60 days, extendable by mutual consent.

4. Immediately upon the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding, the United States Lift the naval blockade and prevent any interference or obstruction against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and restore traﬃc within a maximum of 30 days to its full capacity; the traﬃc of ships shall be proportional to the pre-war volume of traﬃc on the part of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United States also undertakes to withdraw its forces from the surrounding areas within 30 days after the final agreement.

5. Upon signing this Memorandum of Understanding, the Islamic Republic of Iran will immediately take steps to ensure that the movement of merchant ships from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and vice versa is resumed within 30 days to the pre-war volume, taking into account the need for the removal of technical obstacles and the neutralization of mines by Iran.

6. The United States undertakes, together with its regional partners, to create a comprehensive plan agreed upon by both parties for the rehabilitation and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran, While ensuring financing of at least $300 billion. The implementation mechanism of this plan, as part of the final agreement, will be formulated within 60 days.

7. The United States commits to ending, on a schedule to be agreed upon as part of the final agreement, all types of sanctions currently facing the Islamic Republic of Iran, including resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and all unilateral U.S. sanctions, both primary and secondary.

8. The Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates that it will never produce nuclear weapons. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States have agreed that the fate of enriched material and the fate of all other mutually agreed nuclear-related issues, including Iran’s nuclear needs, will be adequately addressed in a final agreement; the final agreement will confirm the provisions of this Article.

9. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States agree that, pending a final agreement, they will maintain the status quo: Iran will maintain the status quo on its nuclear program, and the United States will not impose new sanctions on Iran or strengthen its forces in the region.

10. The United States undertakes that immediately after the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding, and until the date of the lifting of sanctions, the United States Treasury Department will issue waivers for exports of Iranian crude oil, petrochemical products and their derivatives, and all related services, including banking, insurance, transportation, and the like.

11. The United States undertakes that, in light of the progress of negotiations towards a final agreement, frozen or restricted funds and assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be released and made fully available. These funds, whether held in the master account or transferred, will be used for any final beneficiary payment determined by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran and will be fully available for use. The United States undertakes to issue all necessary permits and licenses on this basis.

12. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States agree that an implementation mechanism will be established to oversee the successful implementation of and future commitment to the Final Agreement.

13. Following the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding, and upon receipt of assurances regarding the commencement of implementation of Articles 4, 5, 10, and 11 of this Memorandum of Understanding, and the continued implementation of these steps, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States will enter into negotiations for a Final Agreement solely with respect to the remaining Articles.

14. The final agreement will be approved through a binding resolution of the UN Security Council.

So apparently:

- we promise to lift the blockade immediately, but Iran has 30 days to open the Strait,

- Israel (clearly a “US ally”) may not attack Hezbollah. Maybe Hezbollah also promises not to attack (but only if Hezbollah is recognized as an Iranian “ally”)

- US will immediately issue waiver of sanctions on Iranian oil exports

- Within 60 days, US and her allies must raise $300B to pay war reparations to Iran. The funds will be disbursed at the signing of the final agreement

- The US will work towards lifting of all sanctions, including secondary sanctions, against Iran. Iran will be free to buy whatever technology it wants, not just from Europe and China, but even the United States.

- Within 30 days of signing the final agreement, the US must take all its bases out of middle east

In return:

- Iran “promises” (as it has before) to never acquire nuclear weapons

This deal is so bad, my only explanation is that maybe PDJT is entering into this MOU with the specific intent of of breaking it as soon as the midterms are finished.

Otherwise, we are just handing all of middle east to the Chinese
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PS: No requirement of Iran joining the Abraham accords, or even recognizing Israel, or even promising to cease funding Hamas.

No mention of Iran promising to stop funding Houthis and Hezbollah and the proxies in Iraq. And of course, no mention of Iran’s human rights.

The JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) was not approved by Congress through an up-or-down vote the way a treaty would be.

Instead, Congress passed the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA) in 2015, which gave Congress the right to review the agreement and pass a resolution of approval or disapproval. If Congress did nothing, the agreement could proceed.

What happened in 2015:

The Republican-controlled House voted to disapprove the JCPOA.
A majority of Senators also opposed the deal.
However, supporters of the deal had enough votes in the Senate to block a disapproval resolution from advancing, preventing Congress from stopping the agreement.
Because Congress never passed a disapproval resolution that could survive a presidential veto, the Obama administration was able to implement the JCPOA.

A key distinction is that the JCPOA was treated as an executive agreement, not a treaty. Therefore it did not require the Constitution’s treaty process of a two-thirds vote in the Senate for ratification.

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