US negotiators are working to quickly release the text of the agreement between Washington and Tehran, even as they downplay the significance of the specific language in the document, US officials told CNN. The officials described the text of the agreement as incredibly vague, mainly intended to create a more favorable environment for the highly technical, in-person talks to come.

Backchannel Commitments

The officials said that the text of the memorandum of understanding didn’t reflect critical back-channel commitments Iran has made to the US, which they argued gave them more confidence in signing on to the arrangement. “People shouldn’t read too much into the language of the MOU,” one of the officials said, describing the agreement as a “political document.”

The official added that the president’s team of negotiators “came up with language that allows (Iran) to say what they need to say for their domestic politics.” The text does spell out in some detail what financial relief Iran can expect if it fulfills its commitments, including the ability to tap into a $300 billion development fund in the future.

Release of the Agreement

While the US has not released the text of the deal publicly, copies of the agreement have been circulating among European and other G7 officials gathered in France for this week’s Group of 7 summit. Leaders have pressed Trump for clarity on certain points during meetings held in the alpine resort Évian-les-Bains.

The secrecy surrounding the text of the agreement has drawn blowback even from some of Trump’s allies, who have questioned why a framework that has already been signed must remain under wraps. Publicly, Vice President JD Vance has said the US wants to release the agreement, but that there was “diplomatic procedure” at play and Iran and mediating countries wanted to “sequence” the “roll out.”

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