🇮🇷🇺🇸 Blow-by-blow account from the IRGC-linked
@FarsNews_Agency of how we got to this point:
▫️At the same time as the US tactically retreats from new additions to the draft agreement, Donald Trump is trying to create a narrative of "Iran's surrender in the face of bombing" by increasing his threatening tone on social media; a narrative that is far from the reality on the ground of the negotiations.
▫️According to information from our correspondent, about two weeks ago, the text of the draft MOU between the negotiating teams was almost finalized and was only awaiting final approval in Tehran and Washington. However, during this review, Trump once again demanded several new details be added, contrary to the agreement of the American negotiators who had accepted the Iranian draft. In response, Iran announced that it would not review the new text and practically did not respond to the US.
▫️After that, scattered tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, in southern Iran, and the attack on Dahiyeh, practically silenced the negotiation file.
▫️But since Wednesday, the Qatari team entered the arena through mediation and announced the US withdrawal from the new additional clauses; that is, a return to the original text that was still awaiting final approval in Iran.
▫️At the same time as this noticeable US withdrawal, Trump launched a media campaign and threatening rhetoric to suggest that Iran has backed down under the pressure of bombing. But the reality is that up to this point, not only has Iran not given a final response, but it is the US that has returned to its previous demand.
▫️Of course, it seems that given that the US has accepted the text proposed by Iran, there is now a possibility of re-examining this text.