Trump to sign Iran framework ending war, reopening Strait

Trump’s leaked – President Donald Trump is expected to sign an official memorandum of understanding with Iran on Friday that would formally begin an end-of-war process and set negotiations toward a broader agreement. A leaked 14-point draft framework obtained by media outlets

By the time Trump stepped off the G7 stage in France on Wednesday, he sounded like a man urging the world to move faster than it ever has.

He praised a deal he described as broadly welcomed by other leaders—“they were thrilled. ” he said—adding that “many were pleasantly surprised at how quickly the deal came about.” He also framed the current push as something that has been building for years. pointing to his first term and the killing of “a very evil man named Soleimani.”.

The public remarks came as Trump is expected to sign an official memorandum of understanding with Iran on Friday. a document that would formally begin the process of ending the war and launching negotiations toward a broader agreement. Officials have released few details. but Bloomberg and CNN each obtained what they said was a 14-point draft of the framework.

A U.S. official told CNN the document reflects the text of an agreement signed digitally Sunday by Trump. Vice President JD Vance and Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Iran’s semi-official media disputed the accuracy of the leaked version, disputing what the world would be asked to believe.

What the framework would do is already taking shape in the leaked text.

The draft lays out an immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts “including Lebanon. ” alongside a mutual commitment that neither side will launch hostile action against the other or threaten or use force against each other. It also sets a negotiation timeline: Iran and the United States would seek a final agreement within a maximum period of 60 days. extendable by mutual consent.

Ceasefire steps move alongside changes meant to reopen movement and pressure points. Under the leaked plan. the United States would lift the naval blockade and restore shipping traffic to full capacity within 30 days. with ship traffic proportional to pre-war volume. The United States would also withdraw its forces from “the surrounding areas” within 30 days after the final agreement.

On the Iran side, the draft says Iran would take steps so merchant ships can move between the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman within 30 days to pre-war volume, factoring in “the removal of technical obstacles and the neutralization of mines by Iran.”

There is an economic bargain sketched just as clearly. The text calls for a reconstruction and development plan for Iran, agreed by both parties, financed at least at $300 billion, with an implementation mechanism to be formulated within 60 days as part of the final agreement.

Sanctions are treated as a lever to be pulled on a schedule. The draft says the United States would end “all types of sanctions currently facing” Iran—including United Nations Security Council and International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors resolutions and all unilateral U.S. sanctions, both primary and secondary—on a schedule to be agreed upon as part of the final agreement.

In the period before sanctions are lifted, the framework describes new room to move money and trade. It says the U.S. Treasury Department would issue waivers for exports of Iranian crude oil. petrochemical products. and their derivatives. including banking. insurance. transportation. and related services “on this basis.” It also states that frozen or restricted Iranian funds and assets would be released and made fully available as negotiations progress. including funds held in a master account or transferred. for use for any final beneficiary payment determined by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

There is also a pledge aimed at nuclear deterrence, but the draft does not try to settle everything at once. The leaked plan says Iran reiterates it will “never produce nuclear weapons.” It also says the fate of enriched material—and “the fate of all other mutually agreed nuclear-related issues. ” including Iran’s nuclear needs—will be addressed in a final agreement. with that final agreement confirming the article’s provisions.

That omission matters: the framework explicitly leaves enriched uranium and other nuclear questions to future bargaining rather than specifying what happens immediately.

Trump, speaking again on Wednesday, added a security detail of his own. He said all G7 countries “that have that kind of equipment” have committed to sending minesweepers to the Strait of Hormuz to ensure its safety.

The draft also says the two sides would maintain the status quo pending final negotiations: Iran would maintain the status quo on its nuclear program, and the United States would not impose new sanctions or strengthen its forces in the region.

It even extends its architecture to implementation and enforcement. The text says an implementation mechanism would be established to oversee successful implementation and future commitment to the final agreement. It further states that after the memorandum is signed—and after assurances regarding the commencement of implementation of Articles 4. 5. 10 and 11. plus continued implementation of those steps—the two countries would enter negotiations for a final agreement “solely” on the remaining articles.

Finally, the draft says the final agreement would be approved through a binding United Nations Security Council resolution.

All of it is unfolding against a recent escalation. The U.S. and Israel launched joint attacks on Iran on Feb. 28 as a preemptive measure, with officials saying the strikes targeted what they described as imminent threats against American forces.

In the leaked framework, the promised end to war is immediate. But the hard parts—especially how Iran’s nuclear material is handled and what a broader settlement will require—are postponed into the 60-day window and the final agreement that must then be pushed through the UN Security Council.

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