BY STEPHEN SIMON
The United States and Iran are on the verge of signing an agreement that will precede a 60 day period of negotiations. Iran has not yet made a final decision on the proposed memorandum of understanding with the US, according to state media, and hardliners have been pushing back at some of the proposals. Qatari mediators flew to Iran this morning to help facilitate the finalization of the agreement.
Questions remain however. The US and Iran have offered conflicting timelines on when an agreement may be signed, with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps pushing back on President Donald Trump’s announcement that it is scheduled for today. The conflicting messages are the latest in a divergence in accounts between both countries.
Officials are planning for a virtual signing, sources told CNN. If the memorandum of understanding is signed, it would kick off a new 60-day period of negotiations, a US official said Friday.
