Key Provisions of the 14-Point U.S.-Iran Draft Deal

Details of a proposed 14-point memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran have emerged, outlining a framework aimed at ending hostilities, reopening key shipping routes, easing sanctions, and laying the groundwork for a broader agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. While the United States would lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports, with implementation beginning immediately and completed within 30 days.

1. Immediate and permanent cessation of all hostilities between the United States, Iran, and their respective allies.
2. Mutual respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence, with no interference in each other’s internal affairs.
3. Negotiation of a final comprehensive agreement within 60 days, extendable by mutual consent.
4. The United States will lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports and restore normal maritime access within 30 days.
5. Iran will ensure unrestricted commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and return shipping traffic to pre-conflict levels.
6. Neither side will impose new sanctions or restrictive measures during the negotiation period.
7. The United States will grant waivers for Iranian oil exports, allowing Tehran to resume oil sales.
8. The United States will facilitate the release of approximately $25 billion in frozen Iranian assets.
9. The United States will support a phased lifting of U.S. and international sanctions under a final agreement.
10. Iran commits not to produce, acquire, or possess nuclear weapons.
11. Iran will maintain the current status of its nuclear program, including no expansion of enrichment activities or nuclear facilities.
12. Iran will discuss arrangements to dilute/downblend highly enriched uranium as part of a final settlement.
13. The United States and regional partners will develop an economic rehabilitation and investment plan for Iran, reportedly valued at up to $300 billion.
14. A final agreement will be endorsed by a U.N. Security Council resolution and monitored through a joint implementation mechanism.