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Trump says Iran deal signed electronically, denies $300M aid report
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Trump says Iran deal signed electronically, denies $300M aid report

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Iran has agreed not to pursue nuclear weapons and that a preliminary agreement has been electronically signed.
  • Trump dismissed reports of the U.S. providing $300 million to Iran as "fake news" spread by Democrats.
  • A senior U.S. official indicated the agreement is a general framework, with critical details to be determined in upcoming technical negotiations.

President Donald Trump announced that Iran has agreed to forgo nuclear weapons, stating that a preliminary "memorandum of understanding" has been electronically signed by both sides. He also vehemently denied reports suggesting the U.S. would provide $300 million in aid to Iran, labeling them "fake news" originating from Democrats.

Iran has agreed to never acquire nuclear weapons! Also, the news that the USA is paying Iran 300 million dollars is fake news, spread by the Democrats.

— Donald TrumpPresident Trump announced Iran's agreement on nuclear weapons and denied aid reports.

According to a senior U.S. official, the agreement was electronically signed by Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and the speaker of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. While Trump expressed happiness and described the document as "very strong," he indicated that the full text would be released after an official signing ceremony scheduled for Friday in Geneva. The White House is considering releasing parts or all of the text sooner.

The agreement has been signed in full.

— Donald TrumpPresident Trump confirmed the preliminary deal during a meeting with French President Macron.

Vice President Vance, however, downplayed the significance of the initial document, characterizing it as a broad framework. He explained to CNN that the memorandum is about one-and-a-half pages long, with most crucial details to be finalized during technical negotiations set to begin immediately. Vance highlighted that the first paragraph includes Iran's commitment to "regional peace and stability," including halting funding for groups designated as terrorist organizations by the U.S.

It is about one and a half pages and most of the critical details will be determined in the technical negotiations that are starting immediately.

— J.D. VanceU.S. Vice President Vance described the preliminary agreement as a general framework.

Trump, speaking alongside French President Emmanuel Macron at the G7 summit in Evian, France, reiterated his satisfaction with the deal, calling it "very smart and functional for the future." He urged Tehran to implement the agreement, warning that failure to do so would mean "we will go back to where we stopped." He also assured that the Strait of Hormuz would be "fully open and functional on Friday," and there would be "no payment of tolls to Iran for passage."

I want everything to be known to everyone.

— Donald TrumpPresident Trump expressed his desire for the full text of the agreement to be made public.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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