The Saudi-funded news channel Al Arabiya has published what it says is the text of the framework agreement between the US and Iran, which is due to be signed in Switzerland on Friday.
Al Arabiya published the 14 points of the document on Tuesday evening.
According to the document, the points that Washington and Tehran have agreed to include:
- There should be an "immediate and permanent" end to the fighting, including in Lebanon, and both sides agree that "they will not launch any hostile action against each other, and will refrain from the threat or use of force against each other."
- The two sides "undertake to negotiate and reach a final agreement within a maximum period of 60 days, extendable by mutual consent."
- Immediately after signing, the US is to lift its naval blockade on Iranian ports in The Gulf and restore shipping traffic to "full capacity" within 30 days. Thirty days after a final agreement, the US is also to withdraw its troops from the "surrounding areas."
- Iran, for its part, is to take "immediate steps" after signing to normalize the flow of commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz in both directions to pre-war levels within 30 days. The document also states "the need for the removal of technical obstacles and the neutralization of mines by Iran."
- The US is to work with partner countries on "a comprehensive plan ... for the rehabilitation and economic development" of Iran. The US and partners are to secure financing of at least $300 billion. The mechanism for implementation is to be drawn up within 60 days and form part of the final agreement.
- According to the text, the US commits to lifting "all types of sanctions" currently imposed on Iran, including those stemming from UN Security Council and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolutions, as well as "all unilateral US sanctions, both primary and secondary" against Tehran. The timeline for lifting these sanctions is to be part of the final agreement.
- "The Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates that it will never produce nuclear weapons," the document states. The US and Iran 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."
- Until that final agreement is reached, both sides are to maintain the current "status quo," Iran with regard to its nuclear programme and the US by not imposing new sanctions or reinforcing its troops in the region.
- Immediately after signing 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
- The US commits to releasing "frozen or restricted funds and assets" belonging to Iran during the talks on a final agreement and making them "fully available" for use by the Iranian central bank.
The document has not yet been officially published and the points and wording contained in it could still change.
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France that he intended to publish the document in the coming days.
