Tehran says in final stages of drafting framework for deal with US, ‘final agreement’ to be reached in ’30 to 60 days’

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei says that Tehran is in the final stages of drafting a framework for a deal to end the war with the United States.

“Within a reasonable period of 30 to 60 days, the details of these points will be discussed and a final agreement will ultimately be concluded. We are currently in the process of finalizing these memoranda of understanding,” he tells state broadcaster IRIB.

“Our intention was first to draft a memorandum of understanding, a kind of framework agreement composed of 14 clauses,” he says.

He notes what he calls “a trend toward rapprochement” with Washington but says “it does not necessarily mean that we and the United States will reach an agreement on the important issues.”

Meanwhile, the Pakistani army says negotiations over the previous 24 hours have resulted in “encouraging” progress toward a final understanding.