Baghaei Says Iran Reviews 14-Point Deal, Mortgage News Daily
Iran is still reviewing a U.S. proposal to end the war, even as mortgage news daily of a possible 14-point memorandum of understanding sharpens the focus on sanctions, enrichment and the Strait of Hormuz. Ismail Baghaei said the American proposal remains under review, while reports said the two sides may be nearing a one-page memo that could set the terms for more detailed nuclear negotiations.
Baghaei, Wednesday talks
“The American proposal is still being reviewed by Iran and after concluding, it will inform the Pakistani side of its opinion,” Baghaei said on Wednesday. That puts the next move back on Tehran after a day in which the White House believed it could be closing in on a 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran.
One page and 14 points is a narrow frame for a war-ending document, but the reported terms point to the pressure points that have defined the talks: a suspension on Iranian nuclear enrichment, the lifting of sanctions, and restoring free transit through the Strait of Hormuz. If those items hold, the memo would not be a final settlement; it would be a template for the harder nuclear negotiations that follow.
Trump’s 24-hour window
24 hours after Tuesday’s pause of Project Freedom, Donald Trump said the U.S. had “very good talks with Iran in the last 24 hours” and added, “They [Iran] want to make a deal. We've had very good talks over the last 24 hours and it's very possible that we'll make a deal up there.” He also said, “I think we won.”
Trump’s remarks were paired with a hard warning: “the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before.” He also said Operation Epic Fury would end, “assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to,” while Marco Rubio said the operation was over after achieving its objectives.
Rezaei’s trigger warning
Ebrahim Rezaei called the American report “a wish list” and wrote that “The Americans will not gain anything in a war they are losing that they have not gained in face-to-face negotiations.” He added that Iran “has its finger on the trigger and is ready,” and warned that if the U.S. did not “surrender and grant the necessary concessions,” Iran would “deliver a harsh and regret-inducing response.”
That leaves the market-sensitive issue where it started: a proposal under review, a reported memo still only a framework, and a set of terms that would alter sanctions and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz if they survive the negotiations. For traders, insurers and shippers, the next real signal is whether Tehran turns its review into a reply to Pakistan or keeps the file open.
