US official knocks Israeli, Iranian press for ‘misrepresenting or misunderstanding’ MOU

A senior US official briefing reporters on the Iran deal knocks “the Iranian and Israeli press for misrepresenting or misunderstanding” the MOU inked by the US and Iran this week.

“This is fundamentally an agreement that allows us to open the Strait of Hormuz immediately, commits the Iranians to destroying the nuclear dust, and then gives us a dial where, if the Iranians dial up their good behavior, we respond by dialing up the kind of economic and sanctions relief that could make them a more prosperous country,” the senior US official says during the briefing.

“It commits us to quite literally nothing, but if Iranians do a lot of good, then we want to reward that good behavior and transform their relationship with the Middle East and the world,” the US official adds.