The US calls the draft agreement to reopen Hormuz, which would give Iran control of the crossing, a “total invention”

This Wednesday, the United States has called “total invention” the framework for the agreement that, according to official Iranian media, Washington and Tehran would be negotiating to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and that would give Iran control of the strategic passage.

After Iranian media have revealed the key points of the memorandum that the parties would be negotiating to end the cessation of hostilities, an account affiliated with the White House has indicated that the information from Iranian state media “is not true” and the memorandum published in these media is a “total invention.” “No one should believe what the state media puts out,” he concluded.

The framework for the agreement made public by Iranian media indicates that transit in Hormuz can be normalized within a month after the agreement is signed, and while the United States has committed to lifting the naval blockade, Iran would restore the number of commercial ships transiting through the area to pre-tension levels within a month.

In any case, the information on the draft adds controversial points such as that the management and routing of the ships will be carried out with Iran and in cooperation with Oman, which ‘de facto’ gives Tehran control over the passage.

Likewise, it points out that the United States has committed to withdrawing its military forces from the periphery of Iran, although the scope of this measure remains to be negotiated, taking into account that the US Army has bases and presence in several countries in the region.

A definitive agreement should be ratified within 60 days in a binding resolution of the United Nations Security Council, adds information published by Iranian state media, which emphasizes that the Islamic Republic will not take any measure without “tangible verification.”

Tehran claims that the focus of the talks with Washington “is to end the war” and at this stage of the negotiations “details about the nuclear program” are not discussed. According to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, the United States and Iran have reached a conclusion on “many of the issues under discussion,” but he has ruled out that negotiations can conclude immediately.