Trump says Iran wants deal but talks have not reached result

IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency reported, citing informed sources, that President Donald Trump may unilaterally announce in the coming hours that an agreement between the United States and the Islamic Republic has been finalized.

Fars described such a possible move as an attempt to apply pressure and shape public perception before remaining disputes are fully resolved.

A member of Iran’s negotiating team told Fars that some issues remain unresolved and that there would be “no agreement” until all matters raised by the Islamic Republic are settled.

The source said Tehran would formally announce the result if those issues are fully resolved.

The White House’s Rapid Response 47 account rejected an Iranian state TV report about a claimed draft memorandum of understanding with the United States, calling it “not true” and “a complete fabrication.”

The post linked to a Fox News report saying Iranian state TV had published what it described as a new draft proposal for peace with the United States.

Fox said the claimed proposal still clashed with several major American red lines and reportedly included demands tied to Iran’s nuclear program and future enforcement measures, as well as the release of $20 billion in frozen funds.

“This report from Iranian controlled media is not true and the MOU they ‘released’ is a complete fabrication,” Rapid Response 47 wrote on X. “Nobody should believe what Iranian state media is putting out.”

Fox also reported that Vice President JD Vance said he remained hopeful an agreement could still be reached, but warned that the administration was focused on securing a deal that Iran would not violate in the future.

The White House told Al Jazeera that President Donald Trump would only agree to a deal that serves the interests of the American people and ensures Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon.

The White House said Trump had made his red lines clear and had said negotiations were going well.

The comments came as Iranian officials and lawmakers have circulated claimed details of a possible memorandum of understanding with Washington, including provisions on the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions, reconstruction funding and Iran’s nuclear program.

Iranian lawmaker Meysam Zohourian said a current outline of a memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington includes lifting the US naval blockade within 30 days, the withdrawal of American forces from areas around Iran and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran within the same period.

Zohourian, secretary of parliament’s Economic Committee, wrote on X that the outline also includes declaring an end to the war, including in Lebanon, a commitment by both sides not to use force against each other, and respect for each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

He said a final agreement would be subject to a 60-day period that could be extended by mutual consent.

According to Zohourian, the draft includes a promised $300 billion reconstruction program for Iran if a final agreement is signed, as well as ending US primary and secondary sanctions under a timetable.

He said the nuclear section covers Iran not building nuclear weapons and the creation of a mutually acceptable framework for the fate of uranium stockpiles, enrichment and all issues related to Tehran’s nuclear program in a final agreement.

Zohourian added that the outline includes freezing Iran’s nuclear program in return for Washington not increasing sanctions during the negotiation period.

He said other provisions include exemptions for Iranian oil and petrochemical sales and related services, as well as the gradual release of Iran’s blocked funds by the United States if negotiations progress.

At least one person was killed and two others were injured in an accident at Iran’s Asaluyeh petrochemical complex on the Persian Gulf coast, state media reported.

The judiciary’s Mizan news agency said the incident occurred around midday Wednesday in the air unit of Damavand Energy Company in Asaluyeh.

The cause of the incident was not immediately reported.