Iran rejects western media claims of tentative agreement on MoU

Crescent International

Dhu al-Hijjah 11, 1447 2026-05-28

Daily News Analysis

by Crescent International

Western media outlets reported today (May 28) that a tentative agreement has been reached on a Memoradum of Understanding (MoU) between Iran and the US.

Echoing the same sentiment, the Qatari-regime financed Al Jazeera excitedly reported that “the memorandum of understanding, which would enable further negotiations, still requires Donald Trump’s final approval.”

Iran’s Tasnim news agency, citing a source close to the negotiations, denied claims of US officials that an imminent agreement had been reached.

“If the text is indeed finalised, Iran will announce the matter to the Pakistani mediator and to the people. And until then, any narrative from western sources about the finalisation of the matter is not valid,” it said.

Unfortunately western media outlets, eager to give “breaking news” ahead of others, get carried away and issue reports that are not borne out by ground realities.

Past experience has shown that what Iran reports is far more accurate than what western media outlets say.

The BBC, the British government mouthpiece, is just as notorious for giving out false reports as are social media platforms.

Should the MoU be finalized, it will extend the current tentative ceasefire for another 60 days.

During this time, negotiators from the two sides will discuss such issues as free passage through the Strait of Hormuz, ending the US blockade of Iranian ports, the lifting of sanctions on Iran and release of its frozen assets.

Iran has demanded that there must be a comprehensive ceasefire and must include Lebanon and Gaza.

The zionist entity cannot have a free hand to continue its aggression while Islamic Iran’s hands are tied by the ceasefire.

The indicted war criminal Benjamin Mileikowsky (aka Netanyahu) will do everyting to disrupt any such understanding.

He thrives on war because his political survival is tied to endless conflict.

He faces numerous corruption charges at him and would be promptly hauled before a court of law.

He faces a serious risk of imprisonment and the end of his miserable political career.

One point repeated by US officials ad nauseam is that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.

Tehran has repeatedly stated that it does not want a nuclear weapon.

Iran’s martyred leader, Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei had even issued a fatwa against nuclear weapons.

President Massoud Pezeshkian of Iran again reiterated today that his country is “not looking for nuclear weapons”.

Two days ago, Trump had said that Iran’s enriched uranium could be taken by the US or even diluted in Iran under IAEA supervision.

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatullah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has stated that his country will not relinquish its peaceful nuclear program, which is its right under the NPT.

It will also not agree to ship its stockpile of enriched uranium out of the country.

Despite the western media hype about a memorandum of understanding, there are still details to be worked out.

Pending confirmation from Tehran, all western reports of an understanding must be dismissed as so much wishful thinking.