Iran Says Iran–U.S. Understanding Not Finalized Despite Trump Claims, Baghaei Rejects Speculation

Iran said a proposed Iran–U.S. understanding is not finalized despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims of an imminent deal, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei confirming that major sections are close to completion while rejecting media speculation about a finalized agreement.

Baghaei said, "Textually, the text has almost been finalized in its major parts," and he added that contradictory U.S. positions have caused "turbulence and disruption" in the process.

BBC

Mehr News Agency reported that Washington attempted to alter a 14-point text proposed by Iran, but American military and diplomatic pressure failed to force concessions.

The diplomatic sequence described in the sources included Trump’s sudden cancellation of scheduled strikes and bombings, after he had threatened to strike Iran "VERY HARD TONIGHT" and seize its strategic Kharg Island.

In the same reporting, Trump said he canceled the strikes after discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran were "brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved."

An Iranian source close to the negotiating team, quoted by Fars News Agency and repeated by Jo 24, denied claims about conducting new negotiations between Iran and the United States amid clashes, saying Iran did not retreat from its red lines.

The Jo 24 report said the Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned what it described as the "crimes of the American terrorist regime" during its wide assault on Iran last night, and it stressed that the American administration bears "the very serious consequences of fueling the war."

CNN

In parallel, Al Arabi al Jadid quoted Iranian Defense Ministry spokesman Reza Talaei Nik saying, "Enemies of Iran must acknowledge that solving the region's issues does not lie in continuing attacks, insecurity, and fanning wars," and he said they are compelled to accept a ceasefire and cessation of hostilities on all fronts.

Talaei Nik also said the Iranian people and the armed forces "will not retreat in the face of threats and pressure," while he added that Iran has never been the initiator of any war but will respond with a "decisive, punitive, and severe response."

The same sources framed the negotiating text as not fully approved by the United States, with the Jo 24 account asserting the basis of Tehran’s positions remains the text confirmed by the Iranian side and the Iranian team expects the American side to accept the main framework.

The sources tied the stalled diplomacy to ongoing military actions, with Mehr News Agency saying both the U.S. and the Israeli regime have repeatedly violated the declared April ceasefire.

Mehr News Agency reported that American forces targeted Iran’s southern infrastructure and struck two water reservoirs in Sirik County, disrupting drinking water supplies to more than 20,000 residents across Hormozgan Province in southern Iran.

In retaliation described by Mehr News Agency, Iran launched overnight missile strikes on key U.S. sites in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan early on Thursday, and Iran announced the "complete closure" of the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping on June 11 until further notice.

Press TV and Mehr News Agency both described Iran’s position that the proposed understanding still requires review and finalization by relevant Iranian institutions, with Baghaei rejecting finalized-deal speculation while saying major parts are close to completion.

In the same reporting, Mohammad Mokhber, advisor to the Islamic Revolution Leader, told CNN that the "war will continue" until Washington "respects" Tehran’s interests, and Baghaei said Iran has proven it will never submit to the demands of the other side.