MP says Iran-US MoU reopens Hormuz while leaving sanctions relief for later

Mahmoud Nabavian, a hardline member of Iran’s parliamentary National Security Committee, criticized the text of an emerging MoU with the United States, saying it does not set a timeline for a final agreement and allows for its extension.

Nabavian said sanctions relief, the withdrawal of US forces and the lifting of the blockade had all been deferred to a final agreement.

He added that, under the proposed text, enrichment would remain at its current level, which he said amounted to “zero.”

Nabavian also said the text commits Tehran to preparing the ground for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with all commercial vessels allowed to pass without restrictions.

He criticized another provision of the proposal, saying that while the United States had interfered in Iran’s internal affairs for 47 years, Tehran had emphasized the principle of mutual non-interference in each other’s domestic affairs.