A potential agreement between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear programme appears to be edging closer, but Iranian officials are urging caution as final decisions have yet to be made.
After a senior Trump administration official told Reuters that negotiators were “very close” to reaching an agreement, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed that discussions have entered the final stage.
According to Baghaei, relevant Iranian institutions are currently meeting to finalise the text of the proposed memorandum of understanding (MoU).
“We are in the final stages of summarising the text of the understanding,” Baghaei said.
However, he stressed that no final decision has yet been taken and that the agreement must still receive internal approval from Iran’s leadership.
The spokesperson declined to comment on when or where the possible MoU could be signed, saying the public would have to wait for the “final decision to be made internally”.
Baghaei also rejected speculation regarding the contents of the agreement.
“I cannot confirm any of the speculations about the text of the understandings,” he said.
At the same time, he insisted that the Iranian public remains informed about the overall direction of the negotiations, despite the confidential nature of diplomatic talks.
“The fact that details of the diplomatic process cannot be discussed does not mean the people are not privy to it,” he added.
The comments suggest that negotiations between Washington and Tehran remain active and constructive, despite weeks of military tensions and escalating rhetoric across the region.
If approved, the agreement could mark one of the most significant diplomatic breakthroughs in the Middle East in recent years, potentially easing tensions and opening the door to broader economic and political cooperation.
For now, however, both sides appear determined to proceed carefully as negotiators work through the final details.
