A senior administration official on Friday laid out elements of a potential short-term agreement between the U.S. and Iran, which could usher in formal negotiations to end the war between the two countries.
The senior administration official, in a call with reporters Friday afternoon, said the deal: reopens the Strait of Hormuz and lifts the U.S. blockade on it; “leads to the dismantling of the Iranian nuclear program;” “leads to the United States getting the enriched [nuclear] material” and that material being destroyed and removed from the country and has “an inspection regime that makes sure that this is a long-term commitment and that it’s long-term enforceable.”
As part of the prospective deal, Iran would be rewarded economically if they meet their obligations, according to the senior administration officials.
“If they comply, they’re going to be relieved of a lot of the economic pressures that they’ve been under for many, many years, so they do get reintegrated into the world economy,” the senior administration official said.
The official denied that Iran would get any sanctions relief or financial relief upfront, but confirmed that if Iran holds up its end of the deal, they will be “rewarded economically.” This official would not comment on that scale.
“The Iranians don’t get anything upon the signing of the MOU or upon the negotiation itself, what they get is that they get rewarded economically for complying with their obligations under the deal,” the officials said.
