Trump Calls Leaked Iran Ceasefire Terms Fake After Abbas Araghchi Posts Memorandum

United States President Donald Trump attacked Iran after state media reported alleged terms of a possible ceasefire, saying the published terms were “fake news” and had “NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing”.

“United States President Donald Trump has lashed out at Iran after state media reported alleged terms of a possible ceasefire agreement”

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The dispute unfolded as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X that an “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding” towards a ceasefire had “never been closer”, while urging media outlets to refrain from speculating about the terms until they were finalised.

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Al Jazeera reported that Iranian state media described seven main points of the deal, including that no new agreements had been reached on Iran’s nuclear programme and that new nuclear negotiations would begin 60 days after the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the US.

The BBC said the war began with US and Israeli strikes across Iran on 28 February, and that despite having agreed a ceasefire in April, the US and Iran exchanged intermittent fire including two rounds of tit-for-tat strikes this week.

In the same BBC account, US officials said the deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift a US blockade of Iran, with those steps coming into effect more or less immediately and then followed by a 60-day period of negotiation.

The Hill described Trump’s Friday post on Truth Social as dismissing leaked details of a new U.S.-Iran peace deal, quoting him saying “The terms that Iran leaked out to the Fake News have NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing”.

In that same account, Vice President Vance wrote that he has seen “a lot of fake information about a potential deal to reopen the strait and end Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” and said “First, the Iranians are not receiving any cash”.

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The BBC reported that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the US and Iran had been agreed and awaited finalising, with Pakistan helping mediate the deal.

Time Magazine said Araghchi told Friday that a “memorandum of understanding has never been closer,” and also quoted Trump rejecting as fake a version of the agreement circulated by Iranian state media.

DW’s roundup said Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif wrote that “a final, agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached,” while Araghchi said no agreement has been signed yet but that an “end to the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, will be announced under [an] interim deal.”

The BBC said the deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz in return for the US lifting its blockade on Iranian shipping, and described a follow-on 60-day negotiation focusing on Iran’s enriched uranium and the destruction of nuclear material on site.

“Deal to end fighting would lead to Hormuz reopening, Iran says A deal with the US to end fighting in Iran is close and includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Foreign Minister has said”

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DW added that Araghchi said the interim deal would end the US blockade of Iranian ports and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but that management of the waterway would not return to the pre-war status quo and would be handled with Oman under Iran’s sovereignty.

Al Jazeera Net reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the memorandum consists of 14 items but is not finished yet, and that the nuclear issue and sanctions would be postponed to the second phase lasting 60 days.

In the same Al Jazeera Net account, Araghchi said the memorandum would include lifting the siege on the Strait of Hormuz and mechanisms regarding frozen funds, while also stating that if the counterpart’s commitments under the memorandum are not fulfilled within the 60 days, negotiations on the remaining topics will not proceed.

The Hill further said the deal includes provisions to destroy Iran’s highly enriched uranium, restrict its ability to build a nuclear weapon, and plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, framing the immediate stakes as whether obligations are met before economic benefits flow.